Grassroots advocacy escalates to a radio campaign that calls on Liberal Party to drop its nuclear ambitions
As the Liberal National Party increasingly stops talking about its high-cost nuclear policies, Australia's grassroots climate movement is taking its campaign to the next level.
Following months of community action - including more than 70 local events, tens of thousands of yard signs, and countless conversations at front doors and community markets across the nation - Solutions for Climate Australia today launches a radio advertising campaign that will be beamed into Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth FM radio and open to the sound of an WW2 air raid siren and a voiceover that says:
“This is a nuclear warning. Adding nuclear to Australia’s energy mix will cost taxpayers six hundred billion dollars and could double the size of our power bills. Australia gets more sunlight than any other country. And it’s free. Rejecting nuclear is a no-brainer for Australia.”
"This campaign amplifies what we've been hearing at kitchen tables and community halls across Australia," said Dr Barry Traill, Director of Solutions for Climate Australia.
"Through 70+ local events and countless conversations, Australians have made it clear they want affordable energy from wind and solar - not radioactive white elephants that would take decades and billions to build.
“It’s become clear in the last month that Liberal Party MPs and candidates now don’t want to talk about their own nuclear policies. Australians are clocking that they would be costly, and lead to massively increased climate pollution and more extreme weather climate disasters, while we wait decades for them to be built.
“We are hoping that this campaign will persuade the Liberal Party to reflect, and formally withdraw their unpopular nuclear policies.”
These radio ads build on remarkable grassroots advocacy across Australia that includes:
Tens of thousands of yard signs distributed coast-to-coast
Volunteer teams letterboxing and doorknocking in strategic locations
Community forums uniting Australians concerned about climate action and energy
"The nuclear push isn't just bad policy - it's clearly out of touch with what communities want," Dr Traill added.
"We urge Mr. Dutton and other Coalition leaders to formally shift from their nuclear reactor policies and detail policies that support clean, reliable renewable energy."
Hear and download ads here
Media contact:
Tim Brunero, timbrunero@gmail.com, 0405 285 547
For interviews:Director of Solutions for Climate Australia Dr Barry Traill: 0448 793 334