Renewable economy & climate change: Australian Greens Policy

Renewable Energy - Wind

"Creating a renewable economy that tackles climate change, creates jobs, makes bills cheaper and energy more reliable.

As one of the sunniest countries on earth, Australia can lead the world by rapidly transitioning to renewable technology, protecting our planet from the threat of climate change and creating the jobs of the future. 



We are in a global race against time on climate change. We’re seeing its effects all around us: severe drought, more bushfires and rising sea levels. And we know that pollution caused by burning coal is the single biggest contributor to dangerous global warming.

But instead of embracing renewable energy and tackling climate change, both Liberal and Labor parties have propped up the coal, fracking and oil industries, selling the rest of us out in return for enormous political donations from resource corporations. The fossil fuel lobby continues to do everything it can to undermine action on climate change and block the transition to renewable technology.

Our future is too important to leave up to the fossil fuel lobby and the major party politicians they’ve bought. The Greens have a plan, based on the science, to rapidly transition our economy to renewable energy and end political donations from mining companies. Without the big polluters holding us back, we can create the infrastructure and jobs needed to drive a cleaner, modern economy. 

The Labor and Liberal parties will try to convince you that we can only have cheaper energy bills or renewable power. 

Don’t believe them: we can have both. Right now, the future is in our hands. We can stop the damage being done to our climate, and we can hand over a better, safer future for generations to come.

The Greens refuse to take donations from mining companies who want to influence us. Our plan will tackle climate change, make bills cheaper, make energy more reliable and create thousands of jobs."

 

Our plan for a renewable economy that tackles climate change:

▲	Re-power our economy, by transitioning from coal, fracking and drilling for gas to clean and exportable renewable energy · More »
▲	Ongoing access to free training to give workers the skills they need for a renewable future · More »
▲	Commit to a just transition for workers who are currently employed by fossil fuel industries · More »
▲	Create a public retailer that only sells renewable energy · More »
▲	Prioritise and properly fund clean, safe, affordable public and active transport · More »
▲	Kick start the electric vehicle revolution and reduce the the cost of electric vehicles · More »   #wind energy  #renewable energy  #climate catastrophe   #coal