Andrew Forrest urges shift to renewables and attacks ‘bulldust of nuclear policies’ video | Australia news

Talking about the need to transition to renewable energy sources at the National Press Club, Andrew Forrest called on those who ‘claim to represent the bush now to stop dividing us with the false hope that we can cling to fossil fuels forever’. ‘We can’t. So please stop betraying the bush,’ Forrest said. ‘If we swallow this new lie that we should stop the rollout of green energy and that nuclear energy will be our fairy godmother, we will be worse off again’

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