Does nuclear power have a future in Australia? These numbers will help

The coalition is a well-documented bunch of clowns when it comes to the climate. They are not worth taking seriously, even if you are pro-nuclear.

> Dutton says he would abandon Australia’s emissions reduction target for 2030 – a 43% cut compared with 2005 levels – and not put forward an alternative target before the election. [1]

Scott Morrison brought a lump of coal into parliament as a prop against climate policy. [2]

Tony Abbott: > “I think it is worth stating that the anthropogenic global warming thesis, at least in its more extreme forms, is both ahistorical and utterly implausible,” Abbott said at the launch of a report on energy by the Institute of Public Affairs on Tuesday.

> “And I think that needs to be repeated. Ladies and gentlemen, the climate cult will eventually be discredited.” [3]

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/13/...

[2] https://www.theguardian.com/global/video/2017/feb/09/scott-m...

[3] https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/01/forme...

If there's one country where nuclear does not make any sense, it's Australia: abundant sun, large areas of desert, sparse population, not enough water. Sun + wind + batteries is an even better proposition for Australia than in California.