Australia generates more electricity and greenhouse gas per head of
population than any other nation, and remains on track to need 50 per
cent more power in 2020 than we did in 2005.
Within a decade – even if we reduce energy demand and improve
efficiency using new technology in meters, buildings, light bulbs,
cars, and so forth – we will need a gigawatt of new power generation
every year to avoid large scale blackouts on a regular basis.
Fossil fuels supply 80 per cent of global electricity, but
are unsustainable. Partly because of government-imposed carbon
penalties, electricity prices are rising. Fossil fuel pollution and
industrial mishaps contribute to, if not cause directly, at least tens
of thousands of deaths around the world, every year.
What is the answer?
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/time-to-reconsider-nuclear-energy-20131104-2wwmr.html
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