Cut greenhouse emissions
Sunday, 03 December, 2006
The Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWFN) has released a report which says energy-saving technologies would reduce the need for new power plants and bring about massive greenhouse improvements.
The group claims Australia could cut greenhouse emissions by 30% by 2030 if it delayed building new power plants.
"The report shows we can postpone the need for new power stations by up to a decade using existing energy efficiency measures," WWFN energy policy officer James Duggie said.
"Climate change experts around the world agree that greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced by 60% by 2050 in order to avoid the most damaging effects of climate change."
Prime Minister John Howard raised the prospect of nuclear-fuelled power stations when he was in the US in May, because they emit far less greenhouse gas than coal-powered stations.
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