Adam Bandt introduces Renew Australia energy transition bill into Parliament
Greens Climate & Energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today introduced the Renew Australia Bill 2016 into the House of Representatives to create a new government statutory authority to oversee the planned retirement of coal-fired power stations, invest in clean renewable energy, support affected communities through the transition and rewrite energy market laws. The bill implements the Greens’ energy plan which aims to increase energy production by about 50 per cent and transition from dirty to clean power.
The recent close of the Hazelwood power station shows the transition is under way but we need the government to lead the energy transition.
This can be an Apollo project for Australia, driving the transition to a clean energy society and that means a high level of planning to get public and private works happening in time.
The Renew Australia bill creates a statutory authority charged with drafting laws to rewrite the country’s energy system so that we can get off coal and onto renewables by 2030.
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