{"id":864,"date":"2025-09-15T14:55:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T05:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greenaction-japan.org\/en\/?p=864"},"modified":"2025-09-15T14:55:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T05:55:20","slug":"say-no-to-nuclear-financing-world-bank-and-adb-why-turn-away-from-the-right-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenaction-japan.org\/en\/2025\/09\/say-no-to-nuclear-financing-world-bank-and-adb-why-turn-away-from-the-right-path\/","title":{"rendered":"Say No to Nuclear Financing \u2013 World Bank and ADB, Why Turn Away from the Right Path?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chng.it\/G9MCKn6Gpv\">https:\/\/chng.it\/G9MCKn6Gpv<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image864_b2c4c1-78 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image864_b2c4c1-78 size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/greenaction-japan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/zIdPLVNOCXhovdB-800x450-noPad.webp\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/greenaction-japan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/zIdPLVNOCXhovdB-800x450-noPad.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenaction-japan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/zIdPLVNOCXhovdB-800x450-noPad.webp 800w, https:\/\/greenaction-japan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/zIdPLVNOCXhovdB-800x450-noPad-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/greenaction-japan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/zIdPLVNOCXhovdB-800x450-noPad-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why this petition matters:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>World Bank<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0<strong>Asian Development Bank<\/strong>\u00a0(ADB) are international financial institutions funded by governments to support economic development, poverty reduction, and infrastructure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Until now, both institutions have\u00a0<strong>avoided supporting nuclear power<\/strong>\u00a0projects for the \u00a0following reasons:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>nuclear proliferation risks<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>serious concerns over safety<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>radioactive waste<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>extremely high costs<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On June 10, the World Bank\u2019s Board decided to lift its ban on financing nuclear projects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The ADB is currently reviewing its energy policy, and indications suggest it may also move to allow support for nuclear power.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>However, the problems of nuclear power \u2014 safety risks, radioactive waste, nuclear proliferation, and high costs \u2014\u00a0<strong>remain unresolved<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Introducing nuclear power in\u00a0<strong>developing countries<\/strong>\u00a0would impose major risks and costs not only on today\u2019s citizens but also on future generations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For these reasons, we are preparing to send the following petition to both the World Bank and ADB.&nbsp;<strong>We ask for your support by adding your signature.<\/strong>&nbsp;We will submit all signatures and comments to the World Bank and ADB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49<strong><em>Let\u2019s act together to prevent today\u2019s decisions from burdening tomorrow\u2019s generations.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>International Petition: &nbsp;\u201cSay No to Nuclear Financing \u2013 World Bank and ADB, Why Turn Away from the Right Path?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To: Mr. Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank Group<br>To: Mr. Masato Kanda, President of the Asian Development Bank<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are deeply concerned that the World Bank Group and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are moving toward lifting the ban on financing and supporting nuclear power projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The core reasons why the World Bank and the ADB have long refrained from supporting nuclear energy include inseparable risks of nuclear weapons proliferation and the unresolved problems of radioactive waste. These concerns remain unchanged today. Furthermore, Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine has revealed that nuclear power plants can become military targets, adding another serious security threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As demonstrated by the Chernobyl and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disasters, one accident can cause widespread, long-term contamination and serious social and economic disruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even without accidents or attacks, nuclear energy releases radioactive substances into the environment at every stage of its lifecycle\u2014mining, fuel production and processing, operation, decommissioning, and the disposal of spent nuclear fuel. Uranium mining, in particular, has often violated the rights of Indigenous peoples and harmed their health, lands and environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nuclear waste generated from operating nuclear power plants remains hazardous for tens of thousands of years, &nbsp;requiring secure isolation from the biosphere for geological periods of time. Yet most countries still have no disposal site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to \u201csecurity\u201d considerations, some information related to the planning and construction of nuclear power plants is kept secret. As a result, communities and NGOs often have limited access to crucial safety information. This lack of transparency conflicts with the safeguard policies of international financial institutions which emphasize openness, accountability, and stakeholder consultation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years, the cost of building nuclear power plants has soared, often reaching tens of billions of USD per unit and increasing several-fold beyond initial estimates. Private investors have shifted away from nuclear power and toward renewable energy, leading to the rapid growth of renewable energy technologies. The high costs of nuclear power &#8211; now the most expensive form of new electricity generation &#8211; and its requirement for large direct and indirect government subsidies have high opportunity costs, delaying and undermining the needed rapid scale-up of benign renewable energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Construction of nuclear power reactors typically takes well over a decade, often more than two, too slow for mitigating the accelerating climate crisis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We must also recognize the vulnerabilities of nuclear power. As a large, centralized source of electricity, nuclear plants can have far-reaching impacts when they unexpectedly shut down due to accidents or technical problems. In recent years, heatwaves have raised seawater and river temperatures, making it impossible to obtain cooling water in some cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Small modular reactors (SMRs) also fail to address many of these concerns, especially those related to fissile material, radioactive wastes, nuclear weapons proliferation risks and economic viability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Supporting the construction of nuclear power plants in developing countries would impose not only serious long-term dangers but also a massive economic burden on current and future generations in those nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We therefore call on the World Bank Group and the ADB to refrain from providing any form of support or financing for nuclear power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Initial Endorsers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11 march movement, Belgium<br>350.org Japan, Japan<br>Aktionsb\u00fcndnis STOP Westcastor J\u00fclich, Germany<br>AKW-nee-Gruppe Aachen, Germany<br>Alliance for Climate &amp; Ecology, Korea<br>Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), Australia<br>AYUS International Buddhist Cooperation Network\uff0f\u30a2\u30fc\u30e6\u30b9\u4ecf\u6559\u56fd\u969b\u5354\u529b\u30cd\u30c3\u30c8\u30ef\u30fc\u30af, Japan<br>Belgische Coalitie Stop Uraniumwapens (Belgian part of the International Coalition for a Ban on Uraniumweapons), Belgium<br>Beyond Nuclear, United States<br>B\u00fcndnis f\u00fcr \u201eSichere Verwahrung von Atom-M\u00fcll, Germany<br>Centre for Financial Accountability(CFA), India<br>Citizen\u2019s Eyes on Nuclear Regulation\uff0f\u539f\u5b50\u529b\u898f\u5236\u3092\u76e3\u8996\u3059\u308b\u5e02\u6c11\u306e\u4f1a, Japan<br>Citizens\u2019 Commission on Nuclear Energy (CCNE) \uff0f\u539f\u5b50\u529b\u5e02\u6c11\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a, Japan<br>Citizens\u2019 Nuclear Information Center\uff0f\u539f\u5b50\u529b\u8cc7\u6599\u60c5\u5831\u5ba4, Japan<br>Climate Express11 march movement, Belgium<br>Corner House, United Kingdom<br>Ecodefense, Russia<br>Environmental Association \u201cZa Zemiata\u201d &#8211; Friends of the Earth Bulgaria, Bulgaria<br>European Environmental Bureau, Belgium<br>Forum for Protection of Public Interest (Pro Public) , Nepal&nbsp;<br>Friends of the Earth Australia, Australia<br>Friends of the Earth India, India<br>Friends of the Earth International, International<br>Friends of the Earth Japan, FoE Japan\uff0fJapan<br>Friends of the Earth United States, USA<br>GAIA Asia Pacific, Regional<br>Green Action\uff0f\u30b0\u30ea\u30fc\u30f3\u30fb\u30a2\u30af\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3, Japan<br>Green Citizens&#8217; Action Alliance, Taiwan<br>Growthwatch , India<br>Grup de Cient\u00edfics i T\u00e8cnics per un Futur No Nuclear, Catalunya<br>Humanistische Union &#8211; Beratung f\u00fcr Frauen, Familien und Jugendliche e.V., Germany<br>Initiative 3 Rosen e.V., Germany<br>Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies (ISEP) \uff0f\u74b0\u5883\u30a8\u30cd\u30eb\u30ae\u30fc\u653f\u7b56\u7814\u7a76\u6240, Japan<br>International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), USA<br>Jamaa Resource Initiatives, Kenya<br>International Rivers, International<br>Japan Center for a Sustainable Environment and Society (JACSES) \uff0f\u300c\u74b0\u5883\u30fb\u6301\u7d9a\u793e\u4f1a\u300d\u7814\u7a76\u30bb\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc (JACSES), Japan<br>Jubilee Australia Research Centre, Australia<br>Just Finance International, International&nbsp;<br>Kiko Network, Japan<br>Legal Rights And Natural Resources Center, The Philippines&nbsp;<br>Manhattan Project for a Nuclear-Free World, United States<br>M\u00fctter gegen Atomgefahr \/ Mothers against Nuclear Hazard, Austria<br>New Diplomacy Initiative\uff0f\u65b0\u5916\u4ea4\u30a4\u30cb\u30b7\u30a2\u30c1\u30d6, Japan<br>NGO Forum on ADB, Regional<br>No Nuke Oslo, Norway<br>No Nukes Asia Forum Japan, Japan<br>NOAH Friends of the Earth Denmark, Denmark<br>No\u00e921, Switzerland<br>Nuclear-Free Bataan Movement, Philippines<br>Nuclear Information and Resource Service, USA<br>NVMP-Artsen voor vrede, The Netherlands<br>Oyu Tolgoi Watch, Mongolia<br>Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum, Pakistan<br>Peace Boat\uff0f\u30d4\u30fc\u30b9\u30dc\u30fc\u30c8, Japan<br>Physicians for Social Responsibility, USA<br>RECH contre le nucl\u00e9aire, France<br>Redaktion anti atom aktuell, Bundesrepublik Deutschland<br>REScoop.eu, Belgium<br>R\u00e9seau \u201cSortir du nucl\u00e9aire\u201d, France<br>Rivers without Boundaries Mongolia, International<br>San Francisco Bay Physician for Social Responsibility, USA<br>Stroom naar de Toekomst Limburg, Netherlands<br>The Liaison Committee for Organizations of Victims of the Nuclear Disaster\uff0f\u539f\u767a\u4e8b\u6545\u88ab\u5bb3\u8005\u56e3\u4f53\u9023\u7d61\u4f1a\uff08\u3072\u3060\u3093\u308c\u3093\uff09, Japan<br>Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), USA<br>Urgewald, Germany<br>VAKS Verenigde Actie kern Stop (United Action Nuclear Stop), Belgium<br>WALHI, Indonesia<br>Women against nuclear power, Finland<br>Women for peace, Finland<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/chng.it\/G9MCKn6Gpv Why this petition matters: For these reasons, we are preparing to send the following petition to both the World Bank and ADB.&nbsp;We ask for your support by adding your signature.&nbsp;We will submit all signatures and comments to the World Bank and ADB. \ud83d\udc49Let\u2019s act together to prevent today\u2019s decisions from burdening tomorrow\u2019s generations. \u2014&#8212; 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