Antinuclear

Prime Minister Julia Gillard sets out vision for Australia’s renewable energy future

I come here again today because pricing carbon is surely as important as these………

I want every Australian to know why I am pursuing this

Yes, climate change is a threat to our environment. Yes, being left behind as the world moves is a threat to our economy. But I am not just doing this to protect Australia against threats.

I am doing this because I see a great opportunity we can seize.

I see a great clean energy future for our great country

Within a few years, we’ll be seeing big changes on the energy supply side, big changes in industrial production, changes among consumers and households as well.

Energy producers investing more and more in gas and in renewable, manufacturers and commercial buildings and hospitals converting boilers from coal-fired to gas. Tenants chasing space in energy-efficient buildings and chemical plants installing “scrubbers” to reduce nitrous oxide emissions…….

We talk about “baseload power” today but smart grids and distributed energy production may fundamentally reshape the way we move energy from the production point to the power point. In less time than we can know, millions of homes may be powered by renewable energy.

Tidal in WA, solar in Queensland, wind in New South Wales, geothermal in South Australia, clean coal in Victoria, cogeneration in Tasmania. But behind all those changes, behind what we do see, will be the big reform – the price on carbon pollution.

Revenue from the carbon price will be funding new investments in clean technology…..

July 14, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | General News