Waste problems remain unsolved and the risks of accident too high. Aging nuclear power plants threaten not only their immediate surroundings but the entire planet. Genetically modified crops and animals also pose unknowable risks to the environment and to the health of consumers. The Greens have long championed the development of organic farming to replace costly and unsustainable industrial over-production of foodstuffs using dangerous pesticides and fertilisers, which reduces agriculture to a subsidiary of the chemical industry. While modern biotechnology may contribute to medical progress, the potential environmental and social effects require thorough democratic control, transparency and accountability.
Greens are strongly opposed to any patents on life.