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Robertiton's avatar

I think any time nuclear in Australia is mentioned, it's important to state why the Coalition is pushing this policy. Peter Dutton is not pro-nuclear, he's pro-fossil fuels, and pretending nuclear is feasible is the best way of delaying the action needed to transition away from fossil fuels. If nuclear became cost effective, timely and viable, the Coalition would suddenly develop deep misgivings about the safety of nuclear plants and the problem of what to do with nuclear waste. Then they'd argue nuclear fusion is the only responsible option, with coal and gas as the bridging fuels until that technology is mature.

I can see why it's important to keep shooting down the nuclear idea, but I think we have to keep reminding people of the underlying political economic motivations.

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Roger Farquhar's avatar

I’m wondering if the members of AUKUS would be better off collaborating on a new “Antiques Roadshow”. China is really powering ahead with renewables (pun intended) while so called developed countries are fiddling around with new ways to boil a kettle.

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