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Does nuclear power have a future in Australia? These numbers will help
- mrkeen 2y agoThe coalition is a well-documented bunch of clowns when it comes to the climate. They are not worth taking seriously, even if you are pro-nuclear. > Dutton says he would abandon Australia’s emissions reduction target for 2030 – a 43% cut compared with 2005 levels – and not put forward an alternative target before the election. [1] Scott Morrison brought a lump of coal into parliament as a prop against climate policy. [2] Tony Abbott: > “I think it is worth stating that the anthropogenic global warming thesis, at least in its more extreme forms, is both ahistorical and utterly implausible,” Abbott said at the launch of a report on energy by the Institute of Public Affairs on Tuesday. > “And I think that needs to be repeated. Ladies and gentlemen, the climate cult will eventually be discredited.” [3] [1] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/13/peter-dutton-has-reignited-australias-climate-wars-whats-he-saying-and-whats-the-reality https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/13/... [2] https://www.theguardian.com/global/video/2017/feb/09/scott-morrison-brings-a-chunk-of-coal-into-parliament-video https://www.theguardian.com/global/video/2017/feb/09/scott-m... [3] https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/01/former-australian-pm-tony-abbott-says-climate-warnings-are-ahistorical-and-implausible https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/01/forme...
- krasin 2y agoIf there's one country where nuclear does not make any sense, it's Australia: abundant sun, large areas of desert, sparse population, not enough water. Sun + wind + batteries is an even better proposition for Australia than in California.