The former Minister of Labor and president of the IDEAS Foundation, Jesús Caldera, has warned that it would be "suicide in economic terms" not to make the switch to renewable energies, since according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), oil, coal and gas resources are being depleted.
In an interview with Telecinco collected by Europa Press, Caldera has pointed out that nuclear energy "has immense risks". Specifically, he referred to the "security risk that is now being seen, unfortunately, in Japan"; the "proliferation risk", which is reflected in the Iranian example and the problems it is creating for the international community; and the problem of waste management.
In this sense, he has criticized that "those who manage nuclear energy, who have great benefits with it, have led to believe that it is a cheap energy, but it is not like that and in Japan it will be seen." Thus, he explained that "the cost of civil liability insurance is assumed by the states, not the companies, while the payment of the maintenance of waste for thousands of years is assumed by all citizens in their receipts, so, in the end, it is much more expensive".
As he explains in his book 'A Time for Equality', which, as he clarifies, is written and published before the Fukushima disaster, "before there was no alternative to nuclear energy". However, he explains that "now renewables are not expensive" and that "they will be infinitely cheaper in the future." In addition, he indicates that this "is a source of employment for the country" and recalls that "Spain, for the first time in history, exports wind and solar technology".
When asked about the government's position on this matter, Caldera pointed out that "he is clear in global terms", although he acknowledges that "sometimes the crisis affects".
"If you listen to what the opposition says, it would seem that Spain destroys jobs on all four sides, but there are sectors of economic activity in which it continues to increase: renewable energies, social services, eco-industries or research and development. This is what you have to bet on," he added.
DEPENDENCY LAW
Finally, he has referred to the Dependency Law as one of the great achievements of this Government and denies that it has failed, since "so far that law has already served more than 600,000 people and has generated more than 200,000 jobs." In addition, he recalls that "the application period was seven years, until 2014".
In any case, he said that "it is logical that in times of crisis there may be some doubt." However, he concludes that "it would be a very serious mistake if the administrations, the State and the autonomous communities do not bet on it because there is, between now and the next ten years, another half a million possible jobs and, therefore, it is not an expense but an investment". (EUROPA PRESS)
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