Frank wrote on Jun 26
th, 2024 at 10:05am:
Nobody is 'against renewables. Fact'. People are against expensive, subsidy-dependent renewables that are more expensive and less effective than idologues would want you to believe.
Tell that to Barnaby.
Quote:I also think anthropogenic CO2 induced climate change is crap.
That's why you like this policy.
Quote:The TEALS are the doctors' wives, winning the most affluent seats where the cost of living is a non-issue. I would not treat them as the 'voice of the people'. Nor the Greens.
It doesn't matter how you treat them, the point is the Libs need their votes back otherwise the Coalition won't have the numbers to win outright.
Quote:The rush to renewables is ideological. Gas is a necessary intermediate source. It is efficient, plentiful, existing power plants can be converte to it. I do not see why some people are against it, other than blind ideology.
Because you think climate change is crap.
Quote:Setting targets is a good thing if they are well thought out and achievable. Net zero ( a stupid slogan, nothing more) by 2030 is an idiotic, unachievable deadline.
The blind, deaf shouting of 'nyah, nyah, nyah' about nuclear is childish, as are many of the 'arguments' against it, summed up as 'Australia, uniquely among continents, is unsuitable for nuclear power because ... er... er.... the Lib/Nats want it and .... er.... that's it'.
You're trying to change the goal posts. Nuclear isn't the issue, it's just Dutton's implementation is less about energy and more about mining.
Quote:If you do not want nuclear BECAUSE you say we have plenty of very high quality coal, gas, could do more hydro as well as have lots of household and small business solar, fine.
Wind is stupid and ugly and a blight on the landscape. Hideos scars.
And you're not an ideologue...
Quote:An entire continent with a mere 26 million people in a developed, high-resource country with high energy prices STILL facing blackouts because of ideological clamouring and panderings is the ultimate proof of the stupidity and politically motivaed nonsense of the AGW orthodoxy. and the 'transition to net zero by 2030'. OF COURSE it is crap, utter, unalloyed ideological crap.
The Lib/Nats were stupid to sign up to it but at least now they have called out the nakedness of the emperor.
If you can't accept the risks of the coalition's plan based on the details they've currently provided then you're letting your emotion cloud your judgement.
For the record, Nuclear can play a role in our energy security, but currently, it's being proposed as a bait and switch to push for gas usage, hurt the renewables industry, innovation and further cost reductions and justify ignoring emissions targets because of the inevitable blowouts in cost and schedule for any Nuclear construction forcing the "bridging options" into the permanent baseload.
Their plan is to benefit their mining benefactors, not provide reliable, affordable and clean energy to the people.
And we'll all have to pay for this, multiple times over.
We have every right to call a spade a spade.
You've pretty much proved that those points I raised aren't conspiracy theories as you stated in your attempt to dismiss them.
Thanks.