This deceptive proposal has all the Trumpian hallmarks:a quasi policy announcement intended to serve sectional interests – in this case fossil fuel giants.
An analysis of Meta’s advertising library shows the Liberals last funded a push of its nuclear power policy back in November.
With a deal to access Ukraine’s critical minerals now on the backburner,the US president said American ownership of the country’s power plants would offer “the best protection”.
Major investors have stepped into the debate over Australia’s energy future,warning that policies to slow the shift to renewables will push up power prices.
Offshore wind farm developer BlueFloat has paused its offshore wind project,as Opposition Leader Peter Dutton pledges to bar the industry in most locations.
The former PM,now president of the International Hydropower Association,says the energy sector remains “sceptical” about Peter Dutton’s plan for nuclear power.
The Climate Change Authority has warned a switch to nuclear would lead Australia to miss its climate target for 2030 and struggle to reach net zero by 2050.
US energy secretary Chris Wright – who claims net zero goals are “sinister” and has denied the science of climate change – welcomes Australia building reactors.
Radiation levels have not increased,the Ukrainian president and the UN atomic agency say.
The Albanese government has released modelling to attack Peter Dutton’s energy plan,warning farmers will have to give up water to nuclear reactors.