Littleproud said his party remained committed to the introduction of nuclear power in Australia, saying renewable energy had lost its social licence and country communities wanted change.
Yes, this is definitely what the election results showed.
Regional seats often held for or swung to the LNP. The election results aren’t as much of a glowing endorsement for renewables as you suggest.
Still, it is rich for that statement to be coming from the Nationals, considering that their long history of lies about renewables are partly to blame for the loss of their social license.
I wouldn’t really know. I just know there’s some kind of issue with that.
And regardless it’s true that it’d be a waste of resources to duplicate a “margin-for-error” on every single house to ensure the fridge keeps running all year round.
Not really. If the solar on people’s roofs is part of the network. The network needs to be able to manage peaks and troughs in demand no matter how the power is produced.
Probably more companies to, but Bakers Delight has been the most inconvenient. I haven’t been able to find good bread anywhere else (or indeed, even at Bakers Delight these days).
Yes, this is definitely what the election results showed.
Regional seats often held for or swung to the LNP. The election results aren’t as much of a glowing endorsement for renewables as you suggest. Still, it is rich for that statement to be coming from the Nationals, considering that their long history of lies about renewables are partly to blame for the loss of their social license.
Has renewable energy really lost its social license?
Farmers don’t like wind because all their neighbours are putting up noisy turbines.
Meanwhile every house in my street has solar because it’s a no-brainer.
I don’t know why solar isn’t mandatory for all new constructions.
Rooftop solar causes some issues for the grid and especially with every person getting their own battery it’s not very efficient.
On rural properties it would make sense to mandate them, but it would also be political suicide.
Aren’t the issues it causes mostly because the grid was designed to deliver power from plants?
I mean, aren’t they solvable problems?
I wouldn’t really know. I just know there’s some kind of issue with that.
And regardless it’s true that it’d be a waste of resources to duplicate a “margin-for-error” on every single house to ensure the fridge keeps running all year round.
Not really. If the solar on people’s roofs is part of the network. The network needs to be able to manage peaks and troughs in demand no matter how the power is produced.
Advance Australia has been committing millions to whipping up a frothing frenzy against wind, solar and batteries in rural communities.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-19/renewables-tensions-federal-election-divided-communities/105062600
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-20/victorian-government-renewable-energy-plan-farmers-opposition/105309810
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-10/regional-australia-grapples-with-renewable-energy-projects/105155280
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/17/canberra-reckless-renewables-rally-donald-trump-conspiracy-theories
I’m not familiar with them so I looked them up. First sentence on the ‘Our Story’ page: “In 2018, woke politicians and elitist activist groups …”
That’s enough. [close tab] Fucking bigots.
Bakers Delight donated to them.
Probably more companies to, but Bakers Delight has been the most inconvenient. I haven’t been able to find good bread anywhere else (or indeed, even at Bakers Delight these days).
‘Lost it’s social licence’? Who with? Surely only with people who should lose their ‘social licence’, whatever that is.
They’re completely incapable of changing direction.
No one wants nuclear. Transmission distance is too far in Australia. It’s just a license to keep burning coal for another 30 years.
It’s so transparent it’s almost laughable.
What gets me about the Nationals, is they barely advocate for the region’s interests at all.
Climate change has, and is going to keep increasing the frequency and severity of droughts.
If I recall correctly, droughts in this country are strongly correlated with an increased rate of suicides of farmers, for fairly obvious reasons.
The Nationals ought to be on the “hey, how about we mitigate climate change” bandwagon.
But they’re so captured by Gina Rhinehart and other moneyed interests and apparently the voters in rural areas don’t care.
I don’t get it, honestly.