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Peter Dutton’s nuclear accounting trick #4: Assume climate change has no cost
What is omitted from the Coalition’s nuclear policy costings is far more informative about the party’s energy and climate leanings than anything contained in its modelling. 10
Peter Dutton’s nuclear accounting trick #3: Hide the costs of keeping coal
The Coalition’s nuclear plan takes a gamble with our electricity system that old coal will last the distance. It doesn’t account for the risks and extreme costs if that gamble fails.
Peter Dutton’s nuclear accounting trick #2: Pretend petrol and gas are free
Coalition’s claimed nuclear cost savings are meaningless because they’ve failed to account for consumers spending a lot more money on petroleum and gas.
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Peter Dutton’s nuclear accounting trick #4: Assume climate change has no cost
What is omitted from the Coalition’s nuclear policy costings is far more informative about the party’s energy and climate leanings than anything contained in its modelling.
Peter Dutton’s nuclear accounting trick #3: Hide the costs of keeping coal
The Coalition’s nuclear plan takes a gamble with our electricity system that old coal will last the distance. It doesn’t account for the risks and extreme costs if that gamble fails.
Peter Dutton’s nuclear accounting trick #2: Pretend petrol and gas are free
Coalition’s claimed nuclear cost savings are meaningless because they’ve failed to account for consumers spending a lot more money on petroleum and gas.
The four accounting tricks behind Peter Dutton’s nuclear cost claims
Claiming nuclear will deliver you 44% lower bills is a bit like claiming a wrinkle cream will make you look 44% younger.
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How does renewable energy firming work, how are we tracking with it in Australia and globally, and can it be applied to consumer energy resources too?
Explainer: How the “climate trigger” could be the answer to Australia’s fossil fuel problem
Australia’s national environment law is completely blind to the issue of climate change. A ‘climate trigger’ could be the most powerful step Australia can take towards tackling global warming.
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