Australia has, for some time, had a Renewable Energy Target (RET) of a minimum of 20% renewable electricity by 2020. [1]
At the national election in September 2013, a coalition of two conservative parties (the larger paradoxically named the, Liberal Party) was elected. Leader of the parliamentary Liberal Party & Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, has at different times described climate change science as, "crap" & something which he takes, "very seriously" [2][3].
The Abbott government has set out to review the RET.
On Monday 07 July at 8:30pm AEST, the long running ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) 4 Corners programme on ABC1 TV will report on the issues. Repeats on Tuesday 8th July at 11.00am & 11.35pm. It can also be seen on ABC News 24 on Saturday at 8.00pm AEST, ABC iview & at the link below.
Update 09 July — 4 Corners documentary, "Power to the People", now available at:
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2014/07/03/4038488.htm
More about the RET from the Clean Energy Counci:
http://www.cleanenergycouncil.org.au/policy-advocacy/renewable-energy-target.html
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[1] http://www.cleanenergycouncil.org.au/policy-advocacy/renewable-energy-target.html
[2] http://www.theguardian.com/environment/planet-oz/2014/jun/16/what-does-australian-prime-minister-tony-abbott-really-think-about-climate-change
[3] http://www.phonytonyabbott.com/quotes/collection-quotes-tony-abbott-about-climate-change-and-carbon-pricing / science power generationt technology alternative sources of energy cheaper user friendly decentralising production rooftops homes commercial buildings Federal Government renewable sources of energy reducing renewable energy targets greenhouse gas emitting coal gas price Prime Minister lower prices renewable energy target higher power prices renewable energy industry coal gas price advantage ideological agenda network Australian Solar Council Stephen Long documents revolution in power generation California successive governments legislated one third state's power renewable sources Australian entrepreneur left home create multi-million-dollar solar company US USA United States solar farm energy Sun salt crystal tower crystaline Federal Government lobby lobbied power producers coal gas wind cut demand electricity high tech high-tech cutting-edge industry fossil fuel old-style big polluters economist author Jeremy Rifkin depleting supply fossil fuels solar cell photovoltaic photo voltaic /
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