A nuclear nothingburger

The faux-debate over nuclear energy is a distraction from the main game - reducing our emissions to address the climate crisis, says Greg Jericho.
With emissions reduction efforts stalled and energy bills spiking, why is Australia’s political class talking about nuclear plants that wouldn’t be ready for decades? On this episode of Dollars & Sense, Greg Jericho addresses the Coalition’s nuclear ‘nothingburger’ and what’s happening in Australia’s decarbonisation process.
Greg Jericho is Chief Economist at the Australia Institute and the Centre for Future Work and popular columnist of Grogonomics (www.theguardian.com/business/...) with Guardian Australia. Each week on Dollars & Sense, Greg dives into the latest economic figures to explain what they can tell us about what’s happening in the economy, how it will impact you and where things are headed.
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Host: Greg Jericho, Chief Economist, the Australia Institute and Centre for Future Work // @GrogsGamut ( / grogsgamut )
Host: Elinor Johnston-Leek, Senior Content Producer, the Australia Institute // @ElinorJ_L (x.com/ElinorJ_L)
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[@davidwilkie9551]

Trolling for the fossil fuels military industrial complex under the Australia Institute banner is extremely disgusting and disturbing.

[@jinnantonix4570]

Nuclear power will help to reduce emissions. It is reliable and safe, and will offset the amount of gas and expensive batteries we need to backup solar and wind. Nuclear isn't a distraction, the majority of Australians favour the use of nuclear power to address climate change.