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Is this making any dent in the government's strategy of investing everything they can into fossil fuels?
by lrem 7y ago
Is this making any dent in the government's strategy of investing everything they can into fossil fuels?
- tkyjonathan 7y agoYou can persuade them to invest in nuclear micro-reactors and hydro-electric.
- lrem 7y agoCan I though? From what I gather, there is no lobby in the world, maybe outside Asia, that is pro-nuclear.
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- designcode 7y agoWe’re past the point of being able to solve it. It’s now the working out the best way to adapt / manage with the new climate
- 6nf 7y agoAustralians are allergic to nuclear power but solar is ok I think
- blaser-waffle 7y agoNo shortage of sunlight in the Oz. Nuclear is going to have to be a discussion topic for the world, me thinks, but the Aussies are only ~27 million people spread across a sunnny continent -- they might be able to swing solar + tesla batteries for some time.
- rstuart4133 7y agoI don't know if Australian's are genuinely allergic to nuclear power. Some people make a lot of noise about it, but some people make a lot of noise about wind too. And it's unlikely we will ever find out, because it's so expensive compared to the alternatives. If nuclear had of delivered on its promise of "too cheap to meter", my bet is the things would be all over the planet like a rash how - rather like wind turbines are today, squawking nimby's be damned.
- DavidPiper 7y agoI think the short answer is no. [1] and [2] are a good introduction to our current situation (as reported by center-left media). [1] https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-16/australia-climate-carry-over-credits-slammed-cop25/11793818 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-16/australia-climate-car... [2] https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/wherethebloodyhellareyou-scott-morrison-is-on-holiday-and-australia-is-not-impressed https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/wherethebloodyhellareyo...