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 Giles Parkinson: Australia’s dirtiest coal-fired power station launches global campaign for 1,000GW of solar

Here’s a turn up! Engie, the owner of Hazelwood, Australia’s dirtiest coal-fired power station, is spruiking global solar — an eye-watering 1,000GW by 2030. …

ABU DHABI: French energy giant Engie, the owner of the Hazelwood brown coal power generator in Victoria, has launched a major public-private initiative that aims to ensure that 1,000GW of solar capacity is installed around the world by 2030.

The plan has been dubbed the Terrawatt initiative – the equivalent of one trillion watts of solar electricity, or one million megawatts – and it is the first significant engagement from the private sector to deliver on the ambitious climate target agreed in Paris in December by 195 governments.

https://independentaustralia.net/environment/environment-display/australias-dirtiest-coal-fired-power-station-launches-global-campaign-for-1000gw-of-solar,8624

(Article originally published 19/1/16 under headline ‘Hazelwood owner Engie launches push for 1,000GW of solar’ at:

http://reneweconomy.com.au/2016/hazelwood-owner-engie-launches-push-for-1000gw-of-solar-36363.)

January 31, 2016 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, Victoria