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Greenpeace activists display 10 model wind turbines on the premises of a nuclear power plant in Penly, France in protest at the French government's decision to build another reactor on the site.
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We must choose efficient and safe renewable energy sources over dirty and dangerous nuclear power.
In Australia, we can immediately cut our greenhouse pollution and create many new jobs without resorting to nuclear power.
The only solution to nuclear waste is to stop creating it. Dumping radioactive waste in remote areas just keeps the problem out of sight, out of mind, and lets the nuclear industry make even more waste. Greenpeace believes there's no environmentally acceptable or safe way to dispose of nuclear waste.
In Australia, we can immediately cut our greenhouse pollution and create many new jobs without resorting to nuclear power.
Read more about the solutions to climate change.
Renewable energy's potential is vast, far greater than that of nuclear power. With today’s renewables technology, we can generate almost six times the current global energy demand. (Source: ISES)
Read our Switched On guide to clean energy to learn how you can help stop climate change.
Find out more about why nuclear power is not the solution to climate change
Nuclear waste solution
The only solution to nuclear waste is to stop creating it. Dumping radioactive waste in remote areas just keeps the problem out of sight, out of mind, and lets the nuclear industry make even more waste. Greenpeace believes there's no environmentally acceptable or safe way to dispose of nuclear waste.
