Additional emissions from adopting the Coalition's nuclear plan equate to 200 years of domestic air travel for Australia, a new analysis from the Climate Change Authority reveals.

In short:

Australia’s peak climate body has published new modelling showing the Coalition’s proposed nuclear pathway would result in an additional 2 billion tonnes of emissions in the atmosphere.

The analysis has sparked attacks from the Coalition on the credibility of Australia’s independent Climate Change Authority.

What’s next?

The Climate Change Authority’s chair Matt Kean said the current pathway of transitioning to renewable energy as quickly as possible was “the only viable option”.

  • ryannathans@aussie.zone
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    1 day ago

    You think the coalition actually want nuclear? They want their best buddies in coal, oil and gas to profit as long as possible