Coalition’s nuclear plan already giving major investors the jitters, leading figures say

Talk of building reactors in Australia is breeding uncertainty and delaying decisions to back major solar and wind projects

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Renewable energy investment figures have revealed growing worries the Coalition’s plans to build nuclear reactors in Australia is breeding uncertainty and is already delaying decisions to back major solar and wind projects.

The Coalition’s push to build taxpayer-funded nuclear reactors at seven locations while refusing to back improved climate targets could see investors shifting huge sums of cash to other economies where the clean energy transition has bipartisan support.

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