This means when natural disasters or global conflicts disrupt supply chains, EVs keep you and Australia moving.
Energy security isn't just a government problem. We can all play our part through the choices we make.
This means when natural disasters or global conflicts disrupt supply chains, EVs keep you and Australia moving.
Energy security isn't just a government problem. We can all play our part through the choices we make.
Right now, conflict in the Middle East has effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz, blocking the flow of 20 million barrels of oil each day and 20% of the world's LNG.
Electric vehicles reduce our dependence on imported fuels, allowing us to rely on domestically produced electricity.
⚡ Australia's fuel vulnerability is real. EVs are part of the solution.
Australia holds approximately 25 days of fuel reserves, and we import 80–90% of our liquid fuels, leaving us highly exposed to global shocks.
But we also know driving is often convenient, enjoyable, or unavoidable. That’s why governments should back practical policies that help more people make the switch to electric vehicles.
The benefits are clear. We just need to choose to embrace them.
Studies consistently show that investing in public and active transport delivers higher economic returns—and a lower long-term tax burden—than investing in new roads.
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We’ve made progress in recent years to improve public and active transport, but much more needs to be done. The benefits are clear: better public and active transport improves people’s ability to move around our cities and reduces costs for the whole community.
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With fresh conflict in the Middle East likely to push fuel prices even higher, and too many people stuck commuting in car-centric cities, cost-of-living pressures will squeeze households further.
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In Australia companies like Eden Brew are working on bringing this to market.
Full details linked below.
ourworldindata.org/environmenta...
If you want to reduce the environmental footprint of your diet, switching to plant-based milk alternatives is a good option.
The good news for dairy lovers is that we can now make precision-fermented dairy which is biologically identical to cow dairy but with a fraction of environmental impact.
Nuclear and renewables are far, far safer than fossil fuels.
That's it, that's the post.
Understanding the science helps us have informed, evidence-based conversations about nuclear energy's role in our clean energy future.
Time to lift the ban on nuclear energy in Australia.
act.weplanet.org/p/overturn-a...
Radiation is a natural part of life. This doesn't mean we don't need to take precautions — it can cause health impacts and, in extreme cases, death. But it is well understood, and we know how to implement the safety measures needed to protect the public.
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From the article:
"The government's radiation safety body ARPANSA estimates that the average Australian is exposed to about 1.7 millisieverts of natural radiation a year all up, including radiation from rocks, space and diet. That's equivalent to about 75 chest X-rays."
From the article.
"The average exposure came to 0.24 millisieverts. That's about as radioactive as you are; human bodies emit a similar amount of radiation, mostly from potassium, which is absorbed from soil by the plants we eat and is an essential mineral for health."
New research led by Dr Laura Manenti at UNSW has found that parts of Sydney around Glebe and Surry Hills naturally emit radiation over 2,000 times higher than the exposure from living within 50km of a nuclear power station.
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Adding nuclear energy to the mix would provide a clean, firm baseload source to complement variable wind and solar, helping ensure our grid is clean, reliable, and affordable for everyone.
It's time to lift the ban on nuclear energy.
act.weplanet.org/p/overturn-a...
Wind and solar are making real progress toward our emissions reduction goals. But managing this variability remains a challenge for cost, grid security, and reliable decarbonisation. It's also why coal power stations continue to have their closure dates extended — most recently Eraring.
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The variable renewables story is more complex than headlines and impressive milestones make out.
This week, variable wind and solar peaked at an impressive 73% of demand — yet despite having an installed capacity close to the highest peak demand, they also dropped as low as 11%.
None of us like to be taken for fools, but with billions of bits of information being exchanged each day, how do we equip ourselves with the tools to avoid misinformation?
This episode of our podcast will hopefully give you those tools.
youtu.be/eMdrrPkgb4s
The IEA forecast that by 2030 half of global electricity will be generated by clean renewables and nuclear.
Time for Australia to lift the ban on clean, reliable and affordable nuclear energy.
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Nuclear power output reached a new record high in 2025!
This will only continue to rise with 28 countries pledging to triple nuclear capacity by 2050, and major tech companies investing in new nuclear to power data centres.
The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) between Russia and the US expires this week.
Germany, Japan and South Korea are among a number of nations considering obtaining nuclear weapons for self-defence as US defence partnership becomes uncertain.
Our call for universal nuclear disarmament 👇
Nuclear weapons offer false security as their use, intentional or accidental, could end life on Earth as we know it. Humanity has already faced a number of close calls that nearly led to a nuclear exchange.
All nations must commit to universal nuclear weapon disarmament.
Read more:
www.weplanetaustralia.org/post/eraring...
As environmentalists, it’s understandable if we feel intense disappointment and perhaps anger at the decision to keep Eraring operating until 2029.
But if we want to see the deep decarbonisation needed to address climate change, then it's time to face hard truths about our energy transition.
New episode 🎙️
Bad Idea #35: ‘THIS is the Future’
@marklynas.bsky.social is joined by David Wallace-Wells, New York Times columnist and author of The Uninhabitable Earth, to tackle a deceptively simple bad idea: the belief that we can predict the future with confidence.
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Climate Minister @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social is all mixed up.
He's got dirty fossil gas in the 'ins' column and ultra-clean nuclear energy in the 'outs' 'column'.
Sign our petition asking him to fix that:
act.weplanet.org/p/overturn-a...
Watch or listen now:
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Wind & solar have done a great job in reducing emissions over the short term. Adding nuclear energy won't stop that progress, it will add to it.
Clean energy expert Julia Pyke shares how nuclear energy helps reduce costs to consumers despite its high upfront project costs.
