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Australian agency says Coalition’s nuclear plan would lead to 2 bln tonnes of CO2 emitted

Published 09:42 on February 24, 2025  /  Last updated at 09:42 on February 24, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

The Australian conservative Coalition's flagship energy policy to hold back the renewable energy roll-out and keep coal power online longer while a fleet of nuclear power stations are built would add an additional 2 billion tonnes of cumulative CO2 emissions, according the the country's Climate Change Authority (CCA).
The Australian conservative Coalition's flagship energy policy to hold back the renewable energy roll-out and keep coal power online longer while a fleet of nuclear power stations are built would add an additional 2 billion tonnes of cumulative CO2 emissions, according the the country's Climate Change Authority (CCA).


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