Jim Green, Author at Renew Economy

Jim Green

Email

Commentary

Global report confirms and details nuclear power’s stagnation: Someone needs to tell the Coalition
As Coalition’s Dan Tehan talks up nuclear from a “fact-finding” tour of the US, the industry’s annual status report provides a completely different picture.
Jim Green

Sep 23, 2025

4
Commentary

Nuclear power may have cost the Coalition 11 seats in the federal election
Liberal and National MPs insist their nuclear power plan didn’t cost them votes in the federal election. But evidence suggests it may have cost them 11 seats.
Jim Green

May 25, 2025

20
Commentary

Will the Coalition ditch its nuclear power policy?
There are growing divisions with the Coalition over the promotion of nuclear power in the aftermath of the election. Queensland Senator Matt Canavan thinks a split between the parties might be best.
Jim Green

May 7, 2025

53
Commentary

Nuclear power is shaping up as an election loser, and the Murdoch media is not happy
Whatever happens on election day, it’s certain that the Coalition’s promotion of nuclear power will cost it votes. It will probably cost the Coalition seats and may cost them the election.
Jim Green

May 2, 2025

24
Commentary

Fireys pour water on Peter Dutton’s “potentially catastrophic” nuclear power plan
United Firefighters Union of Australia says Dutton’s nuclear power plan introduces a “new, more dangerous threat” that emergency services are not prepared for.
Jim Green

Apr 28, 2025

13
Commentary

“Desperate” Liberals urge Dutton to “stop this stupid nuclear palaver”
New group called Liberals Against Nuclear launches advertising campaign calling on the Coalition to ditch its nuclear policy before the election.
Jim Green

Mar 18, 2025

42
Too slow and too expensive: House committee says Coalition nuclear plan won’t help climate targets
House committee says nuclear cannot be deployed quickly enough to help Australia’s climate targets, or to assist the transition for coal communities.
Jim Green

Feb 26, 2025

7
Commentary

Global status report highlights parlous state of nuclear power sector
Latest global status report for the nuclear industry shows investment remains stalled, far from the “renaissance” claimed by Peter Dutton and co.
Jim Green

Sep 20, 2024

0
Commentary

Ziggy Switkowski and another big nuclear back-flip
In 2018, Ziggy Switkowski said the “window for gigawatt-scale nuclear has closed.” Now he is defending the Coalition’s uncosted nuclear plan.
Jim Green

Jun 21, 2024

0
Commentary

Nuclear thuggery: Coalition will not take no for an answer from local communities or site owners
Coalition vows to override objections of states, asset owners and local communities to their nuclear plans.
Jim Green

Jun 20, 2024

0
Commentary

Dutton races to the polls with coal-to-nuclear fantasy
Nuclear costs for large or small reactors would need to be reduced by two thirds for nuclear power to compete with firmed renewables. There is no reasonable expectation that this could or would ever occur.
Jim Green

Jun 19, 2024

0
Commentary

Coalition “in a panic” about response to confused and unpopular nuclear power plan
Like everything else associated with the Coalition’s nuclear policy, the plan to win over communities in coal regions has hit a snag.
Jim Green

Apr 8, 2024

0