Climate crusader Simon Holmes à Court has posed a series of 18 questions that he says Dutton must answer if he wants the Australian public to support nuclear energy.
Mr Holmes à Court has a Climate 200 fund that backed the ‘Teal’ independents at the last election – many of whom won previously safe Liberal seats in affluent parts of Sydney.
– Where nuclear reactors will be located
– How the Coalition plans to lift state bans, as nuclear power is currently banned in Victoria, NSW and Queensland
– What will happen if the local population objects
– When will the reactors start generating energy?
– How much will they cost?
– How is the waste managed?
– Who provides disaster insurance?
– What will be the impact of the emissions
He said: ‘Without good answers to the above questions, the coalition cannot be taken seriously.
“Any plan that makes us pay more and inflates our carbon budget is a poisonous joke.”
