近年來除了關心民主發展,也開始關注氣候變遷議題的亞洲自由民主聯盟(CALD)今(28日)針對台灣的核四爭議以及林義雄前主席禁食做出決議,支持民進黨的特別公投條例,要求台灣政府在公投之前不得續建核四;同時指出,核安是區域安全問題,各國不該只顧經濟發展,也需照顧人民安全,以及環境的永續經營。
內容如下:
聯盟於2012年發表的氣候變遷聲明提到應鼓勵發展更多替代能源,例如太陽能與風力發電等替代方案。
在日本福島發生核災後,核能所牽制到的核安問題,其是否可再作為能源替代方案是一大問題。
核能問題在過去幾年一直是台灣主要的環安議題,特別是核四廠續建更是台灣公民所關注。值得注意的是,反核四續建的聲浪已成為台灣社會主要的社會運動, 包括當地社群、社運人士、知識分子與政治人物等都參與其中。
林義雄先生在台灣是一位受人尊敬且長期反核的政治運動家。林義雄先生從4月22日起開始進行反核四的禁食運動。
在此亞洲自由民主聯盟決議如下:
(一)必須以日本福島核災及其他相關核災為鑑,鼓勵發展核能以外的替代能源。
(二)必須考量核能廠設置地點,尤其像是設立在台灣地震帶上的情況。
(三)呼籲台灣政府評估已存在的三座核能廠之安全,若未達安全標準,是否應立即退役。
(四)支持會員政黨民主進步黨提出的《核四公投特別條例》,將原草案「簡單多數決」改為「同意票應占公民總人數25%(四分之一)以上」。
(五)再度呼籲台灣政府在公投結果未出爐前,必須停止興建核四。
我們相信,核能問題已引起區域之關注,亞洲國家對於能源替代方案須進行審慎評估,不僅因應國家發展的需要,同時也須顧及社會公共安全及福祉,並達至環境永續及安全的標的。
亞洲自由民主聯盟主席
歐韻‧珊傑蘇蘭
CALD Resolution No. 6 S. 2014
CALD resolution expressing its support to the increasing public clamor
against the construction of the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant in Taiwan
The Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD):
Recalling the CALD Statement on Climate Change in 2012 which supports the
development of “alternative energy sources with encouragement of investment.. in
bio-energy plants and others such as solar and wind energy”;
Noting that the Statement veered away from nuclear energy as an alternative energy
source due to the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011 which highlights the issues
surrounding the safety of nuclear power plants;
Aware that the nuclear power issue has been a major environmental concern in
Taiwan in the past years particularly in relation to the construction of the Fourth
Nuclear Power Plant;
Mindful that opposition to the construction of a new nuclear power plant has already
turned into a broad social movement that includes local communities social
movement activists urban intellectuals and party politicians;
Aware that Lin Yi-hsiung a well-respected political figure and and long-term antinuclear
activist has recently commenced an indefinite hunger strike to protest the
construction of the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant;
Hereby:
Encourages the development of alternative forms of energy other than nuclear
power taking into consideration what took place in Fukushima and in other similar
nuclear disasters;
Expresses concern regarding the safety repercussions of nuclear power plants
especially in earthquake-prone countries like Taiwan;
Urges the Taiwanese government to look into the safety standards of three existing
nuclear facilities and to consider immediate decommissioning should the standards
not be met;
Oyun Sanjaasuren
Chairperson