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Ghana looks in the direction of nuclear power for help in achieving its industrial ambitions while contributing to the fight against climate change.
Keeping the lights on in Australia is not an easy task – and adding nuclear to the mix would add new complications.
Some processes that support fusion energy fuel climate change and may harm the environment.
Putting aside concerns about feasibility and cost, it’s difficult to square the policy with the basic principles on which the Liberal Party was founded.
The Coalition’s pledge to build seven nuclear reactors poses serious questions about whether this nation can meet its international climate obligations.
If a future Coalition government were to bring nuclear into the mix, energy costs for residential and especially industrial customers would likely increase.
The Coalition’s nuclear plan is an unwelcome proposal which will slow the energy transition and increase our dependence on gas – a surefire way to drive up energy bills.
In the timing of his announcement, Peter Dutton is putting his nuclear power policy through an early stress test.
Going nuclear in Australia would mean overcoming a set of almost impossible obstacles, from legal to financial, regulatory and workforce.
The Coalition’s nuclear policy announcement leaves many burning questions. Exactly what kind of reactors will be built? Who will build them? And how much they will cost?
The opposition leader has unveiled his controversial nuclear plan, claiming it could be operational by the 2030s.
If Australia is to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, the Coalition needs to stump up with a plan to decarbonise the entire economy.
In a big-target strategy, characterised by a truck load of negativity, as well as laced with a dash of policy adventurism, Peter Dutton is taking the Liberals right back to Tony Abbott’s days.
Insisting nuclear power is the only way for Australia to achieve net zero by 2050 is a classic move from the playbook of those who oppose urgent action on climate change.
Underground thermal networks have the potential to revolutionize how Canadians heat their homes while helping to reduce carbon emissions.
Small modular reactors are popular among conservative politicians and supposedly the Australian public. But they’re nowhere near ready to power Australia in time to replace coal-powered stations.
There are several risks in choosing the nuclear path – the biggest being financial.
When Australia’s government and opposition argue over how to get to net zero emissions, nuclear power is the flashpoint. The argument against nuclear is stronger, but not for the obvious reason.
Peter Dutton has been open since the election about nuclear energy being on the Coalition’s agenda - but that has allowed the government, especially Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen, to attack the idea
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Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
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ARC Australian Laureate Professor, University of Tasmania
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Doctoral student, University of Adelaide
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Professor of Energy, The Open University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia
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Professor, Department of Nuclear Physics, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University
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Director Monash Energy Institute, Monash University
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor of Physics, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
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Professor of Nuclear Physics, Director of Birmingham Centre of Nuclear Education and Research, University of Birmingham
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Honorary Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Honorary Research Associate, University of Cape Town
