Simon Holmes à Court, Allegra Spender express doubts about the nuclear option
Prominent businessperson Simon Holmes a Court launched a scathing review of why nuclear power is not right for Australia as the federal coalition looks to adopt the technology.
Only a few months ago, activist entrepreneur Simon Holmes à Court made waves in climate circles when he called on Australia to abandon its ban against nuclear power and described Labor and the Greens opposition to the technology as "irrational". It reflected an unfolding shift in sentiment towards the technology, which is zero emissions but difficult to store and also considered dangerous in the community.
But at a high profile conference in Sydney on Thursday, Holmes à Court made it very clear where he really stands on the the energy technology, at least for its potential use in Australia. “I'm here to break it to anyone who is still hoping for a nuclear licence in Australia that nuclear has missed the boat in this country,” he told the Smart Energy Council conference.
Holmes à Court was a strong financial backer of many of the Independent 'Teal' candidates at the last election who snatched a string of formerly safe seats away from the Liberal Party.
One of those candidates, Allegra Spender, also expressed significant doubts about nuclear power in Australia at the conference.
