ENERGY Media shows no interest in Shorten’s renewables plan*

The centrepiece of Labor’s election manifesto is to increase the production of renewable energy to 50 per cent of total energy production by 2030: that is, in less than 14 years’ time. Bill Shorten not quizzed on imponderables. The enormity of Labor’s proposal can be seen in an examination of Australia’s current renewable energy usage: despite billions of dollars in subsidies for wind farms and solar energy over recent years, renewables (hydro, wind and solar) g…

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