Coalition and One Nation’s plan to ditch net zero would not lower power prices, CSIRO report finds

A new CSIRO report contradicts claims by the Coalition and One Nation that ditching Australia's net zero target would lower power prices. The analysis finds that generation costs will likely rise after twenty thirty regardless of the country's climate policy, though prices are expected to eventually stabilize below the recent highs consumers have experienced. The report also notes that nuclear power, sometimes presented as an alternative, would be the most expensive way to generate electricity.

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