Australia can move towards 100% renewable energy
100% renewable target achievable: Greens, SMH November 10, 2011 – Australian Greens leader Bob Brown has backed a colleague’s claim that Australia could be totally powered by renewable energy within a decade, despite others calling the claim unrealistic.
“(Senator) Larissa (Waters) is simply stating what is possible if we really want to ward off dangerous climate change,” he told ABC Radio on Thursday.”We’ve got – with the Gillard government – this quite remarkable (carbon tax) package through the parliament … but of course we can’t rest on our laurels and we’ll be looking at how we can improve on that in the future.”
Senator Brown insisted that putting a price on carbon did not mean putting an end to action on climate change, with a new international report showing the world is fast approaching the point of no return. “On current trajectory, the world’s going to lose the opportunity … the door will be shut,” he said. “We really need to be taking this seriously.”
Senator Waters said various studies showed the 100 per cent renewable energy target could be achieved in 10 years, however acting Queensland Premier Andrew Fraser disputed the claim and described the Greens as “delusional”…..http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/100-renewable-target-achievable-greens-20111110-1n84o.html
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