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Abbott’s energy white paper focuses on fossil fuel favourites
The Abbott government’s energy white paper focuses on the old favourites – gas, coal and nuclear, and ignores climate. Wind energy gets a single mention, while rooftop solar is dammed for “cross subsidies”. But it does acknowledge that battery storage will create a “paradigm shift” that will require energy utilities to change their business models. -
Running on empty: Australia’s dependence on imported fossil fuels
Report calls for development of alternative liquid fuels, including a renewable energy-based infrastructure for electric vehicles, to break Australia’s unhealthy dependence on imported fuel. But it notes that despite the threat to Australia’s “way of life”, nothing has been done.
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