Australia adding green energy at less than half the required rate to keep grid stable: UNSW
Australia is adding renewable energy at less than half the pace required to replace retiring coal-fired generation and meet its own 2030 climate targets, one of the country's top energy experts says.
In a wake-up call for state and federal governments, the University of New South Wales said there was a "mismatch" between Australia's renewable energy ambitions and the reality on the ground.
The warning comes after a pivotal year in which closure dates for many of the country's biggest coal-fired power plants were fast-tracked – in some cases by decades.
UNSW senior research associate Dylan McConnell said the watershed nature of 2022 showed there was little contention among politicians and investors about the need to transition away from fossil fuels.
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