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https://reneweconomy.com.au/never-mind-the-fossil-sideshow-renewables-have-won-electrification-is-the-new-policy-battlefront/>
"A coalition of energy and consumer advocacy organisations is urging the
federal government to seize the moment of the global oil price shock and
fast-track the switch to efficient electric technologies wherever possible
across Australia’s economy, from cars to stovetops and trucks to heat pumps.
The group, including Energy Consumers Australia, Energy Efficiency Council,
Electric Vehicle Council, Green Building Council of Australia, Rewiring
Australia and Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity, says “turbocharging
electrification” will bolster security, affordability and productivity.
“It is in Australia’s national interest to take a giant leap forward in the
adoption of electric technologies, including electric cars and trucks, heat
pumps, induction cooktops and clean industrial heat,” the group said in a joint
statement on Monday.
“It helps insulate Australians from volatile international commodity markets,
leverages our abundant home-grown renewable energy advantage, reduces running
costs, and puts Australian business on a more competitive footing.”
Francis Vierboom, the CEO of Rewiring Australia, says there’s never been a more
“coherent narrative” that Australia will be a safer and more economically
robust country if we shift our homes, buildings, businesses, transport and
industries onto electricity.
“It’s the lowest-cost opportunity we have,” Vierboom told
Renew Economy in an
interview on Monday. “Australia is kind of uniquely able to point to that and
say, You know what? This is such a clear answer for us, where we don’t have the
oil and we do have the sunshine.
“There are not many countries that have such a clear option in front of them to
get out of the way of the kind of problems that that we’re living through right
now.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
