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Australia
needs nuclear.
Our PlanWhy Nuclear Makes SenseStay Informed




NUCLEAR, AS PART OF A CHEAPER, CLEANER AND CONSISTENT ENERGY FUTURE.

Learn more about Australia's Energy Problem
The Coalition's Plan for Affordable, Reliable Energy
A $263 Billion Saving for Australians


AUSTRALIA'S ENERGY PROBLEM


AUSTRALIA IS FACING A HUGE GAP IN ITS ABILITY TO PROVIDE RELIABLE AND AFFORDABLE
ELECTRICITY.

In 2023, fossil fuels contributed 63% of Australia’s electricity, and renewables
contributed 37%. Solar and wind have been growing and will continue to play an
increasingly important role in our energy mix.

However, there are limitations, because these energy sources only produce
electricity when the wind is blowing and the sun is shining. And though we can
store some of this energy in batteries or dams, storing very large amounts of
electricity is very expensive.

Australia needs an energy system that supplies the right amount of energy all
the time. Failure to do so results in blackouts and higher energy bills.

Our economy and the essential services we rely on, such as hospitals,
telecommunications, water and sewerage and public transport cannot function
without electricity that is 100% reliable.

While the percentage of coal in our energy mix has steadily declined, it
continues to provide essential baseload power.

This means consistent electricity, around the clock – including when the sun
doesn’t shine or the wind doesn’t blow.

Under Labor, 90% of this 24/7 baseload power will be forced out of our energy
grid by 2035, without any guarantee of a like-for-like replacement.

The Australian Energy Market Operator is warning of the increased risk of
reliability gaps, meaning blackouts or brownouts. Power bills have increased by
up to $1,000 more than the Albanese Government promised.

Labor’s all-eggs-in-one-basket ‘renewables only’ approach wrongly assumes that
one technology class alone can do the job.

Yet Labor’s renewable energy target – 82% renewables by 2030 – is considerably
behind schedule. Labor's climate target of 43% emissions reduction by 2030 has
become unachievable.

A plan is needed to reduce power prices and secure clean, cheap and consistent
energy for Australians.

Read our plan for zero-emissions nuclear energy


GET THE FACTS ON NUCLEAR

Should Australia consider nuclear energy for its future?
Our plan for cheaper electricity
Is nuclear power safe?
Download the fact sheet


THE COALITION'S ENERGY PLAN: A $263 BILLION SAVING FOR AUSTRALIANS.

Australians face soaring energy costs, record levels of hardship, small business
insolvencies, and growing uncertainty under Labor’s renewables-only energy plan.

The latest analysis from Frontier Economics reveals the Coalition’s balanced
energy mix, including zero-emissions nuclear power, offers a cheaper, cleaner,
and more consistent alternative, delivering massive savings for Australian
families and businesses.

The Coalition’s energy plan will save Australians up to $263 billion compared to
Labor’s renewables-only approach – a 44 per cent saving for taxpayers and
businesses.

Download to see the savings
Read the media release



NUCLEAR MAKES SENSE FOR AUSTRALIA

Learn more about why we need nuclear


THE $642 BILLION TRUTH ABOUT LABOR'S ENERGY PLAN

The Albanese Labor Government's renewables-only plan will cost at least $642
billion. This is over fives times more expensive than previously claimed by
Labor.

An independent economic assessment by Frontier Economics has revealed the true
cost of Labor's plan. You can read their report here or download our fact sheet
below.

Download our fact sheet


DID YOU KNOW?

Out of the world's 20 largest economies, Australia is the only one not using
nuclear energy, or moving towards it.




WHAT THE EXPERTS HAVE SAID...

“Renewables are likely to be the end game, but if the technological
breakthroughs do not come quickly enough, then in coming decades Australians
will be faced with skyrocketing electricity prices or an energy supply
shortfall.

Nuclear provides the obvious back-up option."
Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA)
Australia's Nuclear Options, November 2011
“We are not ever going to get beyond about 50 per cent renewable energy and
continue to have the type of energy use in a modern society that we have today,
so where is the other 50 per cent going to come from? If it really is going to
be zero carbon, then it is going to need to come from nuclear.”
Professor Barry Brook
University of Tasmania
The Australian, 23 October 2021
"Nuclear power has an excellent safety record. Since commercial operations began
in the late 1950s, the death rate from accidents and air pollution is as low as
the death rate from solar and wind power and much lower than the death rate from
coal power.”
Alan Finkel
Former Chief Scientist
Sydney Morning Herald, 23 March 2024
"[Nuclear] has almost zero-emissions, its technology is proven and we have an
abundant supply of uranium - the world’s largest reserves - already being mined
and exported to other countries to use as a low emission energy source.”
Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA)
Australia's Nuclear Options, November 2011
"From the engineering point of view, [nuclear] ticks many boxes. It is
unequivocally zero emissions during operation and the emissions associated with
construction are low. It integrates smoothly with our existing electricity grid
and contributes to frequency control and system strength."
Alan Finkel
Former Chief Scientist
Sydney Morning Herald, 23 March 2024
“Renewables are likely to be the end game, but if the technological
breakthroughs do not come quickly enough, then in coming decades Australians
will be faced with skyrocketing electricity prices or an energy supply
shortfall.

Nuclear provides the obvious back-up option."
Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA)
Australia's Nuclear Options, November 2011
“We are not ever going to get beyond about 50 per cent renewable energy and
continue to have the type of energy use in a modern society that we have today,
so where is the other 50 per cent going to come from? If it really is going to
be zero carbon, then it is going to need to come from nuclear.”
Professor Barry Brook
University of Tasmania
The Australian, 23 October 2021
"Nuclear power has an excellent safety record. Since commercial operations began
in the late 1950s, the death rate from accidents and air pollution is as low as
the death rate from solar and wind power and much lower than the death rate from
coal power.”
Alan Finkel
Former Chief Scientist
Sydney Morning Herald, 23 March 2024
"[Nuclear] has almost zero-emissions, its technology is proven and we have an
abundant supply of uranium - the world’s largest reserves - already being mined
and exported to other countries to use as a low emission energy source.”
Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA)
Australia's Nuclear Options, November 2011
"From the engineering point of view, [nuclear] ticks many boxes. It is
unequivocally zero emissions during operation and the emissions associated with
construction are low. It integrates smoothly with our existing electricity grid
and contributes to frequency control and system strength."
Alan Finkel
Former Chief Scientist
Sydney Morning Herald, 23 March 2024
“Renewables are likely to be the end game, but if the technological
breakthroughs do not come quickly enough, then in coming decades Australians
will be faced with skyrocketing electricity prices or an energy supply
shortfall.

Nuclear provides the obvious back-up option."
Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA)
Australia's Nuclear Options, November 2011
“We are not ever going to get beyond about 50 per cent renewable energy and
continue to have the type of energy use in a modern society that we have today,
so where is the other 50 per cent going to come from? If it really is going to
be zero carbon, then it is going to need to come from nuclear.”
Professor Barry Brook
University of Tasmania
The Australian, 23 October 2021
"Nuclear power has an excellent safety record. Since commercial operations began
in the late 1950s, the death rate from accidents and air pollution is as low as
the death rate from solar and wind power and much lower than the death rate from
coal power.”
Alan Finkel
Former Chief Scientist
Sydney Morning Herald, 23 March 2024
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