Australia does not need nuclear energy
22 May 2006
Australia is a country blessed with abundant clean and renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar and natural gas.
Consequently, Australia does not need nuclear energy, which is fraught with problems associated with waste disposal and the threat of accidents.
"Australia has more renewable resources per person than any other nation on earth - we do not need nuclear power plants in this country," says WWF-Australia CEO Greg Bourne.
Climate change, also known as global warming, is already being felt in many parts of the world with soaring extinction rates, changing rainfall patterns and more ferocious natural disasters.
Here in Australia, a new hotter and drier climate threatens to make drought a permanent reality while changing the habitats of millions of species of plants and animals.
It is clear that finding answers to climate change is of the utmost importance. WWF does not believe nuclear power is the solution to this complex problem.
WWF has embarked on a process to determine the most environmentally and socially responsible mix of future energy sources that will be needed to provide energy for a rapidly growing world.
"We are driven by a pressing need to develop practical proposals that will help the world avoid dangerous climate change that could result in the loss of half the world's biodiversity and the deaths of millions of people," Mr Bourne says.
These solutions must be employed immediately if we are to avoid further environmental tragedies, and we must not become distracted from the task at hand by the arguments of industry groups or governments with vested interest in the debate.
Find out more
Charlie Stevens, Press Officer, WWF-Australia
Phone: 02 8202 1274
Mobile: 0424 649 689
Email: cstevens@wwf.org.au
