Australia Must Double Solar, 20x More EVs and Replace Coal with Renewables Without Raising Energy Costs
6 hours ago Eric Worrall
Essay by Eric Worrall
The cost will be between A $500 billion to $1.5 trillion, but the government assures us there will be no impact on energy prices.
Independent advice spells out mammoth task ahead for government to reach 2035 target
By political reporters Maani Truu and Tom Crowley
In short:
The independent Climate Change Authority has warned achieving even the bottom end of Labor’s new 2035 climate goal “won’t be easy”.
Within a decade, 20 times as many electric vehicles will be needed and twice as many rooftop solar panels, while wind capacity would need to be quadrupled.
What’s next?
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to New York this weekend for the United Nations General Assembly, where along with other nations, he will update Australia’s commitment under the Paris Agreement.
Australia would need twice as many rooftop solar panels, 20 times as many electric vehicles and almost all of its power generated by renewables within a decade to reach even the bottom end of Labor’s new 2035 climate goal.
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