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Peter Dutton was advocating nuclear about a year ago but I haven't heard much since then.
Why we haven't pivoted more towards solar, I don't know.
I guess because it threatens the profits of coal, oil and gas?
Solar is highly unreliable, requires endless mining of non renewable materials, takes up insane amounts of space to make the same power as any other method, requires endless manufacturing (and disposal) of batteries that are also made with mined non renewable, toxic materials that end up in landfill, and the cost of transmission infrastructure needed are in the trillions.
Nuclear as the backbone, topped up with solar, is the only realistic way to the fabled “net zero”.
Pretty sure space is something we have in abundance.
So much space it’s even mentioned in the second verse of the national anthem.
Who knows the second verse of the national anthem?
(I do) “with boundless plains to share”.
@Salvo
I've always felt that the Aussie National Anthem needs a verse that includes the phrase,
"How's the serenity?"
@korda