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Why geosequestration and nuclear are not solutions to climate change

Action at the nuclear power plant at Tihange, Belgium on the 10th anniversary of the nuclear accident at Chernobyl in the Ukraine

Greenpeace action at a Belgian nuclear power (Tihange) plant on the 10th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

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Geosquestration is an unproven and potentially dangerous technology. Nuclear power is still as radioactive, dangerous and expensive as ever. Energy efficiency and safe, renewable energy are far better options for tackling climate change.

Geosequestration

Unproven and potentially dangerous, geosequestration (also known as CCS or carbon capture and storage) makes it possible for Australia’s coal plants to continue business – and polluting – as usual. Like nuclear power, it carries many risks and would merely leave our pollution problems to future generations. Find out why geosequestration is no solution to climate change.

Revealing comparison

The CCS process captures at best 85% emissions and consumes 10%-40% of the energy produced by a fossil-fueled power station. (Source: New Scientist magazine, 27 March, 2008.)

Wind turbines cause no emissions during operation and take 2-3 months to produce the amount of energy that they consume in their entire lifecycle (manufacture, installation, operation, maintenance and decommissioning). (Source: Wind Directions magazine, Feb/Mar 2008.)

Read a Greenpeace report about geosequestration

Read a report by The Australia Institute on geosequestration

Nuclear power

The whole world is made unsafe by any expansion of the uranium and nuclear fuel cycle. But now the uranium and nuclear industries want to increase their profits using global warming as an excuse. Meanwhile the clean, efficient and safe energy options are ready to go right now. Find out why nuclear power is no solution to climate change.

Past Prime Minister, John Howard, saw a nuclear future. Read an independent, international panel of  experts' response to the Howard Government's nuclear taskforce, and their additional comments.