Some people welcome Julie Bishop’s nuclear power push. Most want more renewable energy
Julie Bishop’s calls for nuclear power debate welcomed, SMH December 1, 2014 Lisa Cox National political reporter “………Environment Minister Greg Hunt said on Sunday that although nuclear power was not Coalition policy, he was supportive of a debate but any shift would require bipartisan support………
new polling for the clean energy industry showed voters want Australia to adopt more ambitious policies for renewable energy.
A survey of 1442 people commissioned by Solar Citizens, and conducted by the Australian Institute, found 76 per cent of people were either supportive or very supportive of increasing Australia’s renewable energy target, rather than scaling it back.
Thirty-five per cent favoured increasing the target to 50 per cent by 2030, while a further 30 per cent wanted a target greater than 50 per cent by 2030. http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/julie-bishops-calls-for-nuclear-power-debate-welcomed-20141130-11x4pl.html
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