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2010-07-12

Nulear nod too risky and carbon price better

Comments on Glenn Milne “PM could signify change with a nuclear nod”, 12/07/2010, http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/pm-could-signify-change-with-a-nuclear-nod/story-e6frg6zo-1225890474484
It will be too difficult for the ALP to embrace the nuclear option just so close to the election that will be like another policy on the run without consultation and could rapture the ALP internally. It will also further alienate anti-nuclear and pro Greens voters.

So it is extremely high risk strategy and I would heavily discount the nuclear option for the ALP for climate.

It appears that the best option is to announce an intention to introduce a carbon price and put it as an election issue to have a mandate to do it after the election.

But in order to have the majority of the voters on side, Gillard needs to neutralise the tax issue as a potential target for the opposition.

The best strategy to do that is to distribute the revenue to all residents, so it is virtually not seen as a tax, but a price signal for the consumers to make a choice to switch to lower emission energies.

By announcing such a policy intent and leaves the details including consultation to be worked out after the election would be a cleaver policy and election strategy.

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