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NSW Greens want solar and batteries on all new homes, target 200,000 “locked out” households
Greens unveil $1.25bn plan to make solar and storage compulsory on all new homes, and deliver solar to low-income households, renters and apartment dwellers in NSW.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 12, 2019

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Electric Vehicles

Turnbull slammed for “absolutely pathetic” electric vehicle vision
Greens senator Janet Rice says Turnbull government’s lack of policy and ambition on electric vehicle uptake is seeing Australia get left behind.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 19, 2018

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Storage

Greens push 20GW energy storage target to shift debate from baseload
Greens unveil plan for 20GW of energy storage by 2030, providing incentives for storage at household and grid level, and try to move the energy debate beyond the limited scope of baseload vs renewables.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 4, 2017

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Press Releases

Greens Senator for SA visits battery storage facility in Southern California
Australian Greens Senator for South Australia Sarah Hanson-Young has called on Malcolm Turnbull to intervene to end the delay in fixing energy market rules, including the 5-minute rule, to allow battery storage to compete fairly.
Australian Greens

Jul 19, 2017

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Greens to out-do Labor, Coalition in community renewable energy policy
Greens expected to release new community renewables policy proposing $150m start-up fund and tax-free earnings for project investors.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 3, 2016

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Will the real “new economy” please stand up?
Malcolm Turnbull has been happy to lift the “transitioning to a new economy” terminology from the Greens, but that’s about all he’s borrowed. The two plans are as different as chalk and cheese… or, if you like, coal and sunshine.
Tom Cummings

May 13, 2016

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Policy & Planning

Five things we learned this week about 2016 election campaign
Labor and the Coalition agree on one thing – they hate the Greens; close poll means Turnbull will still be shackled to hard right; South Australia shows it’s possible to close down coal; and Tasmania reaps the benefit of closing down fossil fuels.
Giles Parkinson

May 13, 2016

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Greens pledge $2.9bn to put battery storage in one million homes, businesses
Greens policy would help 1m-plus Australian households and businesses install heavily discounted battery storage over 5 years.
Sophie Vorrath

May 5, 2016

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How Australia could reach 90% renewables by 2030
Greens proposal for 90% renewables may be ridiculed by conservatives and vested interests. But unlike mainstream parties, at least they have a plan – with a mix of rooftop solar, storage, public finance and capacity auctions, and early closure for coal generators.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 23, 2015

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Greens set 90% renewables target for 2030, aim to double efficiency of grid
Greens unveil plan for a 90 per cent renewable energy target – by 2030. Leader Richard di Natale says major parties have locked the country into industries of the last century, supporting coal and vested interests.
Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson

Nov 22, 2015

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Greens call for 1.5°C global warming target, ahead of Paris talks
Greens adopt policy that global warming should be stabilised within 1.5°C, warn we won’t even achieve 2°C with Abbott’s “pathetic” targets.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 10, 2015

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NSW Government

NSW Greens call for zero net emissions by 2040 for state
NSW Greens challenge Premier Baird to adopt nation-leading climate policy, including a target of zero net emissions by 2040, in a climate bill introduced into state Parliament on Thursday.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 22, 2015

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