Renewable energy is commonly seen as an essential strategy for sustainability. Many governments, however, have sustainable energy or sustainability strategies that place little emphasis on renewable energy. One reason is that despite acceptance of the concept of sustainable development as a concept, the...
For years, the electricity sector has been the poster child for emissions cuts in Australia. The sector achieved a stunning 26% drop in emissions over the past 15 years, while other sectors have hardly budged. The share of renewable energy has gone from 7.5% to more than 30% in that time...
However, the prospect of renewable energy policy advances in Australia is constrained, it is found, by the politicised nature of climate policy more broadly, the influence of the fossil fuel lobby, and the predisposition of current governmental policy. Drawing upon the policy streams and advocacy ...
Australia's renewable energy policy has taken significant steps towards encouraging the deployment of lower-emission energy generation. Significant policy barriers... L Byrnes,C Brown,J Foster,... - 《Renewable Energy》 被引量: 123发表: 2013年 Australian renewable energy policy: Barriers and challen...
Renewable energy in Australia 来自 EconPapers 喜欢 0 阅读量: 218 作者: David Mills 摘要: Australia is rich in renewable energy resources and is a world leader in the development of some renewable energy technologies. However, with the exception of hydro-electricity, Australia's renewable energy ...
CANBERRA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has ruled out supporting a major federal energy reform unless the policy ramps up support for renewable energy. Shane Rattenbury, the ACT's energy minister and leader of the ACT Greens, said that Prime Minister Malcolm Turn...
However, the nation must also address an underlying challenge: the integration of robust IT and software foundations within the OT environments that run the grids. Without these, Australia could struggle to fully realise its renewable energy ambitions. ...
The Renewable Energy Target aims to deliver 23.5 percent of Australia's electricity generation by 2020. Also at the forum, experts warned that Australia needs to consider a carbon price of around 140 U.S. dollars a tonne by 2040 to help the world meet its target to keep global warming belo...
This report argues that Australia's 20 per cent Renewable Energy Target has delivered $18.5 billion in investment, with the potential for $18.7 billion more if the policy is retained in its current form. A target mandating the purchase of new renewable energy generation by retailers has been in...
“We have a rich energy export history and renewables is our next big step,” said Mr Cannon-Brookes. “We have the technology. We have the economics. And we have an opportunity to become a renewable energy superpower.”