Nuclear energy in Australia: why now, what sense?
June 17, 2024
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
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.