Australia Signs Renewable Pledge, but Not Nuclear Energy Call at UN COP28

Australia’s opposition is concerned the Labor government did not sign up to an international pledge calling for the tripling of nuclear energy. However, Australia has committed at COP28 to triple renewable energy around the world by the year 2030. Shadow Climate Change and Energy Minister Ted O’Brien said Australia has “foolishly isolated itself” from AUKUS allies and 20 other countries by refusing to back the nuclear call. The Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy was signed by 22 countries, including the United States and United Kingdom, at the COP28 United Nations climate change conference in Dubai. Mr. O’Brien said getting to net zero requires “all technology to be on the table” and that includes zero-emissions nuclear energy....