Taipei Times
Date: Feb 14, 2017
By: Abraham Gerber / Staff reporter
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has made little progress in realizing electoral promises to
Environmentalists and opponents of nuclear energy stage a protest on Ketagalan Boulevard in Taipei yesterday to demand that the government act on its pledges to abolish nuclear power by 2025 and deal with the problem of nuclear waste disposal. Photo: CNA
abolish nuclear power by 2025, environmental groups said yesterday, outlining plans to push forward with an annual march against nuclear power next month.
About 20 protesters from various environmental and self-help groups gathered on Ketagalan Boulevard in Taipei, shouting slogans demanding that the government push forward with plans to dispose of nuclear waste while reducing emissions and moving toward renewable energy.
“The DPP has been in office for more than six months, but its progress in fulfilling promises to retire old nuclear plants, dispose of nuclear waste and push for renewable energy has been extremely sluggish, falling far short of the expectations of the public,” Green Citizens’ Action Alliance secretary-general Tsuei Su-hsin (崔愫欣) said.
Demonstrations against nuclear power are to be held on March 11 in Taipei, Kaohsiung and Taitung to urge the government to outline specific plans and a timeline for realizing its promises, Tsuei said.
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