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Originally Posted by Shiraz
It seems to be fashionable for many federal pollies and Eastern State shock jocks to demonise South Australia for the "reckless" drive to a renewable energy future. A bit ironic then, that the first part of the country that is likely to be using 100% renewable energy is, tada ta daa!!! .... Canberra!!!.
https://www.act.gov.au/our-canberra/...nberra-by-2020
They will do it in part by buying renewable energy from SA generators.
Good on 'em. cheers Ray |
Except it isn't really true. Canberra is planning to use 100% renewable electricity - not energy. That means that transport, a major user of energy, is still powered by fossil fuels. I also assume that homes in Canberra have gas heaters and perhaps gas hot water.
Don't get me wrong; this is a major achievement and I fully support it but the phrase '100% renewable energy by the year 2020' contains a good dose of spin. There is more good news though. Canberra plans to have 'zero net emissions by 2050' and hopefully that includes transport. The next steps might be electric buses and plenty of car-charging stations.