Federal Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg slammed online for response to South Australia blackout

 

Energy Minister John Frydenberg critized for
comments about renewable energy
in the wake of SA storms,

Recent South Australian storms (they are still happening) have generated considerable comment, most of it ill-directed and avoiding the inescapable conclusion.

It would be unreasonable, and probably scientifically suspect, to attribute the storms, but stripped of their finery, the storms have been worsened in intensity by earth’s human-induced disruptions to Earth’s climate system.

And so to blame the state-wide power failure on the State’s propensity for renewable energy is clearly wrong and at best politically mischievous.

It is power generators driven by fossil fuels – coal and gas – that have thrown sand in the gears of Australia’s electricity grid, not the renewable energy segment.

All those who favour the polluting status quo, from the Federal Energy Minister Josh Frydenbnerg down have taken political advantage of the storm to criticize renewable energy.

In the News.com.au story – “Federal Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg slammed online for response to South Australia blackout”- the Minister has been widely criticized.