If regional communities don’t desire a windfarm, why would they settle for a nuclear energy station? | Gabrielle Chan

If regional communities don’t desire a windfarm, why would they settle for a nuclear energy station? | Gabrielle Chan

The Coalition’s energy policy is leveraged on regional discontent about renewables. But many farmers don’t want nuclear in their back yard either

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Here’s the thing about the Coalition’s latest nuclear policy. It tries to use one of the most contentious issues in rural areas, which is the rollout of renewables and the electricity transmission lines to carry energy around the country, to push an even more controversial energy transition.

Because nuclear power stations would also be built in the regions. And if you’re worried about renewables, hands up who wants a nuclear reactor next door?

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