Where To For Australia’s Renewable Energy Sector?
What does the current state of affairs in Australia mean for the renewable energy industry? Can it stand on its own, or will fossil fuels reclaim their dominance?
Australian Renewable Energy Target
Australia Could Reach 100% Renewables By 2050, As Experts Recommend 30% Emissions Cut By 2025
A new report conducted by the Australian National University and commissioned by WWF-Australia concludes that Australia could undertake an ambitious emissions reduction program and even reach 100% renewables and zero net emissions by 2050, all at a relatively low cost. Pressure On Australia’s Political Failures The report reviews several major … [continued]
Australian Comedian Sums Up Idiocy Of Country’s RET Debate
Around the world there are TV news programs that are biased one way or the other; that are intended to inform, or mislead; and hosted by experts or laymen. However, in Australia, following one of the premier evening news services, there is another type of news program, The Project, which is hosted … [continued]
Australian Renewable Energy Industry Loses 2,300 Jobs, Labor Calls Abbott To Swallow His Pride
New official figures published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics has shown that the renewable energy sector has lost almost 2,500 jobs over the last two years. According to the new figures released Monday, renewable energy industry jobs stood at 12,590 in 2013-14, up from the employment level of 8,750 recorded … [continued]
10 Biggest Renewable Energy Whoppers Told By The Abbott Government
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Plus ça change. The more it changes, the more it stays the same. For the past 18 months, every day seems like groundhog day for the renewable energy industry in Australia, which has been at a standstill because of uncertainty about federal government policy. The Abbott … [continued]
Australia Could Reach Existing Renewable Energy Target With Wind Alone
Suggestions that the current Australian Renewable Energy Target of 41,000 GWh by 2020 is infeasible have been laughed off by global wind development company Windlab, who have released figures showing that not only is the target feasible, but could be met by existing approved wind energy that has simply yet … [continued]
Solar Council Launches New Ad To Save Australian RET
A new advertisement set to run throughout regional-Queensland and -Victoria, as well as on the country’s news station Sky News, prompts viewers to withhold their vote in the upcoming state-elections from parties willing to cut the country’s Renewable Energy Target. Created by the Australian Solar Council, the ad launched on … [continued]
Widespread Job Losses Likely If Renewable Energy Target Abolished In Australia
It’s been no surprise to regular readers of CleanTechnica that not only am I Australian, but that I’m relatively unhappy with the current government’s predilection towards abolishing my country’s Renewable Energy Target. Thankfully, I’m not the only one, and Australia’s Clean Energy Council has released a briefing paper outlining the impact … [continued]
Australian Renewable Energy Target Now A Giant Game Of Unintentional Dominoes
Last week, news reached mainstream media that the Australian Renewable Energy Target review panel had handed in its recommendations to Prime Minister Tony Abbott, and predictably enough those recommendations were soon public knowledge. To quote Bloomberg, “Australia should weaken or phase out its renewable-energy target in favor of a lower-cost … [continued]
Tony Abbott Planning To Kill Australia’s Renewable Energy Target
Let’s not kid ourselves — we all saw this coming. Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott has reportedly asked the head of the Renewable Energy Target review to investigate abolishing the RET altogether, a process that has sidelined the Environment Minister Greg Hunt, and left renewable energy companies, fossil-fuel generators, and investor groups … [continued]
