Australian Election 2025, The Nuclear Debate with Will Shackel: Quillette Cetera Episode 44
Why nuclear must be part of Australia’s energy future.
A collection of 20 posts
Why nuclear must be part of Australia’s energy future.
Quillette podcast host Iona Italia talks to Dutch writer Marco Visscher, author of ‘The Power of Nuclear: The Rise, Fall and Return of Our Mightiest Energy Source.’
It is time to take environmentalism away from the environmentalists.
Misinformation Bill Claire: Welcome, Michael, welcome to Sydney. It’s great to have you here. Now, I want to talk to you about the misinformation bill that the current government is tabling, which is going to a vote in the Senate next week. The government is currently considering both a
When “nuclear-loving greens” demand innovation, they imply something is wrong with current reactors, and slow down climate policy. This needs to stop.
Civilisation has always been dependent on energy.
The cure for poverty and climate change is nuclear.
Much of the tragedy resides in our collective response to the meltdown.
The day is coming when nuclear energy will transform our planet.
The pro-nuclear movement is gaining traction despite vocal opposition
It remains the only proven technology capable of serving the energy needs of de-carbonized modern society.
Consumption of fossil fuels is growing faster than ever.
If Russia permanently cuts off natural gas exports to Germany, it will likely send the country, the world’s fourth-largest economy, into a severe recession.
In the US it’s hard to imagine nuclear power playing anything more than a minimal role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, which makes projected goals for 2030 and beyond difficult to achieve.
Editor's note: this is the third in a three-part series on how we can get clean energy. Part I explains the relationship between Fuel and Human Progress, Part II answers the question “Is Nuclear Power Safe?” and Part III provides an answer to “What Needs to Be Done?