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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

Climate-conscious investors put nuclear dead last on list of desirable Australian ventures

Cooling towers at a nuclear power plant
Cooling towers at a nuclear power plant. The Investor Group on Climate Change survey found a rebound in confidence in Australia’s climate policy. Photograph: Martin Muransky/Alamy

Nuclear energy ranks last on the list of climate technologies that big institutional investors want exposure to, according to a survey of climate conscious investors with $37tn under management.

Fewer than one in 10 investors were exploring new investments in nuclear technology in the survey of the Investor Group on Climate Change, whose 100 members include super funds and asset managers looking after the funds of 15 million Australians.

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