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Peter Dutton’s nuclear push is a “suicide note” playing mostly to right wing echo chambers
Peter Dutton thinks the Coalition is on a winner by promoting nuclear power but unbiased opinion polls find that support for nuclear power in Australia falls well short of renewables.
Jim Green

Apr 3, 2024

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Ukraine plans up to 1GW wind farm in Chernobyl nuclear disaster zone
Germany’s Notus Energy signs declaration of intent to develop an up to 1,000MW wind farm in the exclusion zone around Ukraine’s failed Chernobyl power plant.
Sophie Vorrath & Joshua S. Hill

Sep 13, 2023

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“No prohibitions”: Renewables funds can be spent on fossil hydrogen and CCS, officials say
Angus Taylor’s latest intervention creates mass confusion, with officials insisting renewables funding could be redirected to fossil fuels and nuclear.
Michael Mazengarb

Apr 4, 2022

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Could the Ukraine conflict cause one of the world’s worst nuclear disasters?
Russian military has seized control of Chernobyl and launched attacks close to radioactive waste sites. But the greatest nuclear hazard lies in Ukraine’s 15 operating reactors.
Jim Green

Mar 3, 2022

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Nuclear good, batteries bad: Morrison’s subs deal is thin edge of wedge
The Coalition’s attitude to batteries has been hostile and ignorant. There’s no reason to believe its consideration of submarine propulsion technology has been any more adult.
Jim Green

Sep 17, 2021

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Grant King flags “secret society” working to lift nuclear power ban
Climate Change Authority chair Grant King says there is a “secret society” that is pushing to remove Australia’s ban on nuclear power.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 7, 2021

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Two is a crowd: Why renewables and nuclear don’t mix, even to cut emissions
New research warns nuclear and renewables should not be combined in any policy programs for effective energy system decarbonisation.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 6, 2020

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Policy & Planning

Book review: Michael Shellenberger’s reheated critique of climate ‘alarmism’
Michael Shellenberger has been downplaying climate risks since 2010 if not earlier – his luke-warmism is reheated.
Jim Green

Aug 7, 2020

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Coalition pushes for nuclear ban to be lifted, Labor says it’s madness
Nuclear inquiry report calls on Australians to say “definite yes” to nuclear energy for Australia, despite the new SMR technology’s enormous expense and as-yet unproven status.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 13, 2019

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Australia Institute says nuclear power ‘uninsurable and uneconomic’ in Australia
Research shows greatest barrier to nuclear power in Australia remains cost, as parliamentary inquiry continues in Canberra.
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 18, 2019

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CEC slams nuclear inquiry as “distraction” from real energy challenges
Clean Energy Council says nuclear power would need “minor miracle” to get up in Australia, and inquiry distracts from “much more pressing and worthwhile topics.”
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 14, 2019

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Nuclear inquiry told “firmed renewables” cheapest and best option for future
Experts tell inquiry that increasingly expensive large-scale nuclear power, and as-yet unproven small reactor technology, cannot compete with firmed renewables.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 29, 2019

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