With the price of electricity skyrocketing and the cost-of-living crisis worsening, an increasing number of people are considering nuclear energy as an alternative.
That is according to a poll taken in the Toowoomba region last year.
Australia still maintains a nuclear energy ban, as the rest of the world is working toward an increase in the use of the low emissions technology. The most recent COP28 conference called for an acceleration of the deployment of nuclear energy.
A recent poll of 1,800 residents across the Toowoomba region showed overwhelming support for considering nuclear power in the future energy mix.
The poll, taken from September to October of 1,800 residents across electronic and telephone survey provided 69% ‘Yes’, to considering nuclear energy in the mix. The results were as follows:
- Yes – 1,242
- No – 540
- Unsure – 18
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi said the inclusion of nuclear energy at the most recent COP was a historic milestone and a reflection of how much perspectives have changed.
“It demonstrates there is now a global consensus on the need to scale up this clean and reliable technology to achieve our vital goals on climate change and sustainable development,” said Rafael Mariano Grossi.
Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton said one of the top concerns raised by members of the community was energy prices.
“People feel it in their bills, electricity prices are already skyrocketing and are set to rise further as the Government’s energy policies limit supply and force the premature closure of baseload power stations, without any guarantee of replacement,” Mr Hamilton said.
“Australians want affordable, reliable, secure and clean energy and increasingly the world is accepting nuclear can do this.
“It is time to have a mature conversation around the future of our energy sector and nuclear power should be in that conversation, just like it is in most advanced economies,” Mr Hamilton said.
For more information and research on this topic, the following sites might be useful whatisnuclear.com, timetotalknuclear.com.au and world-nuclear.org
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