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Coalition’s myth about renewables and high electricity prices
Coalition says it is “the only ones that can protect against the electricity price rises”. But in week after its re-election, electricity prices were nearly double those during the carbon tax, and soaring gas prices and the investment drought in renewable energy are to blame. -
Will Turnbull’s Coalition stand up to Australia’s energy oligopoly?
The era of cheap fossil fuel power in Australia is dead and buried. And unless the Coalition has the stomach to take on Australia’s energy oligopoly, the country’s chances of having a cheap renewable energy system will also be diminished. -
Labor trumps Coalition on climate, forces Turnbull into Abbott-era scare campaign
Labor’s climate and clean energy commitment – including zero carbon target by 2030 – forces Turnbull government into Abbott-era scare campaign on prices. This, as Bloomberg New Energy Finance says Australia should be even more ambitious in short term and aim for 63% cut in emissions by 2030. -
Turnbull’s evolving climate strategy: When less is more
Malcolm Turnbull’s rapidly evolving strategy on climate change – announce new jobs and investments, but only after cutting – follows his approach to clean energy. Meanwhile, the Paris deal calls for the “decarbonisation” of the global economy. That means replacing fossil fuels with clean energy.
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