Why is opposition leader Peter Dutton campaigning on nuclear energy for Australia at this time?
Michael Lester discuss with Professor Ian Lowe, Griffith University, with decades of experience in the nuclear industry and in academia, author of the benchmark book ‘long half life: the nuclear industry in Australia (Monash University Publishing).
Lester and Lowe talk about the history, economics, technology and politics against the background of responses to climate change, transition to net zero and commitments to AUKUS nuclear submarines and technology.
Listen to the podcast here:
Republished from Mix Cloud Community Voices, June 12, 2024
Michael Lester is a public policy economist with a career in Commonwealth and State agencies, World Bank and OECD. His interests include innovation, environment, and governance. He presents programs on community radio.
Ian Lowe
Ian Lowe AO (born 3 November 1942) is an Australian academic and writer focused on environmental issues. A physics graduate, he is an Emeritus Professor of Science, Technology and Society and former Head of the School of Science at Griffith University. He is also an adjunct professor at Sunshine Coast University and Flinders University. Lowe has authored or co-authored 10 books, 10 Open University books, more than 50 book chapters and over 500 other publications.
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