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The International Panel was commissioned by Greenpeace in the lead up
to the publication of Ziggy Switkowski's draft report (to be released
at the National Press Club this Tuesday).
The International Panel, which took questions via email from journalists and federal politicians last week, was comprised of:
Antony Froggatt, international energy and nuclear policy consultant, United Kingdom (Chair of panel).
Stephen Thomas, Professor of Energy Policy, Public Services International Research Unit, Business School, University of Greenwich, UK.
David Milborrow, energy and renewable energy studies consultant, UK
Mycle Schneider, International consultant on energy and nuclear policy, France
Peter Bradford, former Nuclear Regulatory Commission member, USA.
Greenpeace chief executive Steve Shallhorn said, “The answers from the Panel make it abundantly clear that nuclear power is too dangerous and way too slow to be any answer to climate change.
“The Panel's answers demonstrate that renewable energy sources and energy efficiency can drastically cut greenhouse emissions over the next 15 years, while nuclear energy will not save a single tonne of greenhouse emissions during that time.
“The Stern Report demands action over the next 10-15 years. With no prospect of any nuclear power being produced during that time frame in Australia, the Government should stop talking the easy options of inquiries and reports and get on with immediate action to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy.
“Unless the Ziggy Switkowski report compares the amount of greenhouse gases that could be saved by renewables and energy efficiency with that which could be saved by nuclear power over the next 15 years, it will have been a flop.
“In an age of terrorism and fears about nuclear proliferation, and with so many other forms of safe renewable energy available, expanding the nuclear industry in Australia – with power, enrichment, fuel leasing or international waste dumps – is a dangerous mistake," concluded Mr Shallhorn.
The International Panel, which took questions via email from journalists and federal politicians last week, was comprised of:
Antony Froggatt, international energy and nuclear policy consultant, United Kingdom (Chair of panel).
Stephen Thomas, Professor of Energy Policy, Public Services International Research Unit, Business School, University of Greenwich, UK.
David Milborrow, energy and renewable energy studies consultant, UK
Mycle Schneider, International consultant on energy and nuclear policy, France
Peter Bradford, former Nuclear Regulatory Commission member, USA.
Greenpeace chief executive Steve Shallhorn said, “The answers from the Panel make it abundantly clear that nuclear power is too dangerous and way too slow to be any answer to climate change.
“The Panel's answers demonstrate that renewable energy sources and energy efficiency can drastically cut greenhouse emissions over the next 15 years, while nuclear energy will not save a single tonne of greenhouse emissions during that time.
“The Stern Report demands action over the next 10-15 years. With no prospect of any nuclear power being produced during that time frame in Australia, the Government should stop talking the easy options of inquiries and reports and get on with immediate action to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy.
“Unless the Ziggy Switkowski report compares the amount of greenhouse gases that could be saved by renewables and energy efficiency with that which could be saved by nuclear power over the next 15 years, it will have been a flop.
“In an age of terrorism and fears about nuclear proliferation, and with so many other forms of safe renewable energy available, expanding the nuclear industry in Australia – with power, enrichment, fuel leasing or international waste dumps – is a dangerous mistake," concluded Mr Shallhorn.
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