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Which Is Cheaper: Nuclear or Renewables?

Net Zero Australia predicts capital costs for the renewable transition will be $9 trillion by 2050, and $1.5 trillion by the end of the decade.
Which Is Cheaper: Nuclear or Renewables?
The view overlooking wind turbines and farmland is seen at the Taralga Wind Farm in Taralga, Australia, on Aug. 31, 2015. Mark Kolbe/Getty Images
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Australian Energy Minister Chris Bowen has exposed the weakness of his government’s energy position in a misjudged political haymaker aimed at the Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton.

Graham Young
Graham Young
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Graham Young is the executive director of the Australian Institute for Progress. He is the editor and founder of OnlineOpinion.com.au and has conducted qualitative polling on Australian politics since 2001. Mr. Young has contributed to The Australian newspaper, The Australian Financial Review, and is a regular on ABC Radio Brisbane.
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