Reaction Time: Climate Change and the Nuclear Option is a book by Professor Ian Lowe which was officially launched by science broadcaster Robyn Williams at the Brisbane Writers' Festival on 15 September 2007. The book is about energy policy and Lowe argues that nuclear power does not make sense on any level: economically, environmentally, politically or socially.
Ian Lowe, AO, explains that energy is essential for civilised living, and says our c...
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Reaction Time: Climate Change and the Nuclear Option is a book by Professor Ian Lowe which was officially launched by science broadcaster Robyn Williams at the Brisbane Writers' Festival on 15 September 2007. The book is about energy policy and Lowe argues that nuclear power does not make sense on any level: economically, environmentally, politically or socially.
Ian Lowe, AO, explains that energy is essential for civilised living, and says our current approach of basing our energy-intensive lifestyle on fossil fuels is unsustainable, and that he believes fundamental changes must be made. In his book he says: "the nuclear option does not make sense on any level: economically, environmentally, politically or socially. It is too costly, too dangerous, too slow and has too small an impact on global warming."
Professor Lowe is the Emeritus professor of Science, Technology and Society at Griffith University and the President of the Australian Conservation Foundation.
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