GAS AS FUEL

100 per cent sure Bowen knows best

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Original article by Glen Norris, Greg Brown
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 5-Feb-25

Energy Minister Chris Bowen and Resources Minister Madeleine King have defended the federal government’s ambitious renewable energy target, amid growing opposition within the business community. Bowen and King have stated that the government takes its advice on energy policy from experts. Infrastructure NSW chairman Graham Bradley is amongst the business leaders who contend that the target of generating 82 per cent of Australia’s electicity via renewables by 2030 is unrealistic and must be revised.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESOURCES, INFRASTRUCTURE NEW SOUTH WALES

Renewables target: 82 per cent of no chance

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Original article by Greg Brown
The Australian – Page: 1 & 6 : 4-Feb-25

Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry CEO Andrew McKellar doubts that the federal government’s 2030 renewable energy target is realistic. He says Labor will need to reconsider its goal of having 82 per cent of the nation’s electricity generated via renewables by the end of the decade. McKellar contends that while renewables will be the ‘backbone’ of the energy grid in the medium to longer term, there will need to be a strong focus on gas exploration, production and supply in the near-term. Council of Small Business Organisations Australia CEO Luke Achterstraat agrees that the renewables target should be reviewed.

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AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, COUNCIL OF SMALL BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED