5 years ago
MORRISON GOVERNMENT PUSHES AHEAD WITH NUCLEAR ENERGY
MARK BUTLER MP
In a sign the extreme right of the Liberal Party is still dictating the Government’s energy policy, the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, Angus Taylor, has established a Parliamentary inquiry into an Australian Nuclear Power industry.
Nuclear energy is up to three times more expensive than farmed renewable energy like solar and wind, backed by pumped hydro or gas, while also posing significant health and environmental risks.
It is dangerous, expensive and consumes vast amounts of precious water at a time Australia faces increased water security threats due to the mismanagement of the Liberal Government and the impacts of climate change.
Any Government inquiry must explain where the Prime Minister wants nuclear power plants to be built, particularly since these facilities need to be sited near large bodies of water.
If the Prime Minister is open to using nuclear energy, would he be prepared to have a nuclear power plant built in the Sutherland Shire, in his own electorate?
Research by the Parliamentary Library and the Australian Nuclear Energy Association has confirmed there are dozens of sites around the nation where nuclear power plants could be constructed, including in or near all major coastal cities across Australia.
After six years of energy policy failure, The Liberal Government is persisting with its anti-renewable bias, while struggling for an answer to rising power prices, decreased reliability, and increased pollution under their watch.
A Nuclear Power inquiry is the Liberal’s 15th energy policy, and just the latest sign of energy policy desperation and chaos.
Nuclear energy is up to three times more expensive than farmed renewable energy like solar and wind, backed by pumped hydro or gas, while also posing significant health and environmental risks.
It is dangerous, expensive and consumes vast amounts of precious water at a time Australia faces increased water security threats due to the mismanagement of the Liberal Government and the impacts of climate change.
Any Government inquiry must explain where the Prime Minister wants nuclear power plants to be built, particularly since these facilities need to be sited near large bodies of water.
If the Prime Minister is open to using nuclear energy, would he be prepared to have a nuclear power plant built in the Sutherland Shire, in his own electorate?
Research by the Parliamentary Library and the Australian Nuclear Energy Association has confirmed there are dozens of sites around the nation where nuclear power plants could be constructed, including in or near all major coastal cities across Australia.
After six years of energy policy failure, The Liberal Government is persisting with its anti-renewable bias, while struggling for an answer to rising power prices, decreased reliability, and increased pollution under their watch.
A Nuclear Power inquiry is the Liberal’s 15th energy policy, and just the latest sign of energy policy desperation and chaos.