Green Parties call for a nuclear free region on anniversary of Fukushima
福島核災四週年─綠黨疾呼零核空間
感謝翻譯志工：Sabine Wen

2015年的3月11日，正是福島大地震、海嘯及核災屆滿四週年的日子。福島第一核電廠核災除了是國際核能事件分級(INES)中最嚴重的級別(第七級)，更是自1986年車諾比核災以來影響最鉅的核災。

福島核電廠反應爐核心熔毀不僅擊垮了當地的農漁業社區，疏散了超過十六萬名當地居民，更使得部份東北區域在未來好幾個世代都無法為人所居。核反應堆的所在地至今仍充斥著大量的污染水，空氣及水中也吸收了放射性物質，堆中更有熔融的燃料核心--這些都是尚待解決的難題。

除了核反應堆區域有此危機，許多人也都與受汙的土壤、空氣、水和食物有所接觸。原因無他，放射性物質早已透過海流的傳送飄洋過海，對人類、大海生態及海鮮食用安全產生危害。亞太地區的綠黨人士為此深表哀悼之念，並與日本綠黨、民眾站在同一陣線。

藉由福島核災紀念日，我們希望世界各國政府都能體認、並肩負起地球永續發展之重任。

在福島核災前我們一路目睹了車諾比核災(烏克蘭)、Khystym核災(俄羅斯)、塞拉菲爾德核災(英國)和三哩島核災(美國)；即便我們對日本民眾--尤其是福島地區居民所受的苦難感同身受，但這卻不是全球核災的最終章。目前全球仍有71座營建中的核電廠，其中多數坐落於亞太地區，包含中國大陸26座、台灣2座、印度6座、日本2座、巴基斯坦2座及南韓5座。

全球零核環境的時代該來臨了！

不論你是否居住在上述國家內，我們依舊能與核能供需扯上關係；像是挖掘鈾礦、煉油、發電廠、核廢料、核武，或甚至成為貿易夥伴的談判籌碼等。

全球綠黨人士不僅反對核能的擴張，更努力地翦除其存在；因為核能非但無法解決氣候變遷的難題，更是暖化氣體的來源之一。

福島核災讓我們體認到，人類、或甚至環境必須為發展核能付出多麼慘痛的代價；仔細觀察核能供需鏈也會發現，想要降低核能產出是多麼得欲振乏力。

因此，我們急需的解套方案之一便是積極發展可再生能源，這是更安全、更符合公平正義的解決之道。追求智慧綠能生活--像是在社區、公司確實執行降低能源耗損的省電政策--不僅可已兼顧經濟發展，更能保有良好的生活品質。

於此情況下，我們要求亞太地區人民呼籲當地政府落實以下訴求：
●建立全球零核環境
●倡議適合國內發展之可再生能源方案
●採公投的民主程序探討核能議題
●確保資訊的公開透明以及公民參與權利，讓核廠及核廢料丟棄區之鄰近居民有知的權利和決策的權利
●以地球環境及後代幸福為主要任務

March 11, 2015 marks the 4th year anniversary of the Fukushima earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster was classified as the most serious kind of accident (Level 7) on the International Nuclear Event Scale (INES), and was the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl in 1986.(1) 

The Fukushima meltdowns shattered local agricultural and fishing communities, led to the evacuation of more than 160,000 people and will leave parts of the Tohoku Region uninhabitable for generations.(2) The reactor site remains unstable with large volumes of contaminated water onsite, ongoing radioactive discharges into air and water, and the melted fuel cores within the site are all unresolved issues.

Many are also still living with radiation contaminated soil, air, water and foods.  Ocean waters also carry radioactive material across the globe, causing potential harm to people, ocean ecosystems and seafood security internationally.
The Green Parties of the Asia Pacific region offer our sincere condolences for the tragedy suffered, and our solidarity with the people and Green Party of Japan.

We use this anniversary to remind the Governments of the world, that it is the responsibility of all nations to ensure the safety of our planet.

There is no doubt, the suffering for the Japanese people has been immense, especially for those living in and around Fukushima, and it is not yet over. The world has already witnessed suffering following nuclear disasters in Chernobyl (Ukraine), Khystym (Russia), Sellafield (United Kingdom), and Three Mile Island (USA). However, there are currently 71 new nuclear plants under construction around the world, the majority of which are in the Asia Pacific region (China 26, Taiwan 2, India 6, Japan 2, Pakistan 2, South Korea 5). (3)

It is time we fully committed to a nuclear-free world. 

Whether your country is listed as one of these constructing further nuclear plants or not, we are all implicated in the nuclear supply chain - through uranium mining, refining, power generation, radioactive waste, nuclear weapons, or through complicity by not discouraging the practice of our trading partners.

Green Parties around the globe oppose the expansion of nuclear power and are working to rapidly phase it out.  Nuclear energy is not the emissions-free solution that the world needs to address climate change, in fact, it is a net producer of greenhouse gases.(4)

As we have seen with Fukushima, the human and planetary costs are too high, and when examining the nuclear supply chain, it is simply ineffective at reducing emissions.

We need to stay focused on transitioning to clean renewable energy sources – these are not only safer, but offer a more equitable solution. We can achieve economic development with genuine quality of life through a sustainable smart green economy. Examples of this kind of development include community-based, co-operative, renewable energy operations complemented by reduced energy consumption through electricity saving government policies.

At this critical moment, we ask the people Asia Pacific to call on their governments to:

Commit to a nuclear-free world.
Move to clean equitable renewable energy solutions for your country
Provide democratic process in citizens’ referenda on nuclear power.
Ensure information transparency, participatory democracy, social and environmental justice for residents living near power plants and nuclear waste fields.
Prioritise in decision-making the wellbeing of our planet and future generations.