Australia has declined to join a nuclear energy pact, being led by the U.S. and United Kingdom.
Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles confirmed Australia would not be involved when he addressed Parliament on Tuesday.
At the UN climate summit in Baku the U.K. and U.S. said that Australia was “expected” to join the movement.
That statement has now been removed.
The summit is currently being attended by Energy and Climate Minister Chris Bowen, who along with the rest of the Labor party, strongly opposes the use of the technology, deeming it to be more viable in a decade or so.
The movement will aim to accelerate the use of civilian-led nuclear energy, and several other ally nations have signed on.
It will look to share research and development funding among member states to “speed up development of advanced nuclear technologies”.
Canada, France, Japan, South Korea, China and Switzerland are among those who have joined, alongside the U.S. and U.K.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton heavily criticised the Federal Government's decision to not join, labelling it an “international embarrassment”.