Australia has enough solar, wind storage in pipeline to go 100% renewables

Last Friday, tens of thousands of school students went on “strike”, imploring politicians to finally Get Serious about climate change policies, and urging a switch to 100 per cent renewable energy by 2030.

Australia's almost ready to switch to renewables.

Can’t be done, they were told.

Readers may remember, however, that ANU researchers Andrew Blakers and Matt Stocks in February said that if Australia continued at its current rate of wind and solar deployment, then enough to meet the equivalent of 100 per cent of the country’s electricity needs could be delivered by 2030.

Read the RenewEconomy story by Giles Parkinson - “Australia has enough solar, wind storage in pipeline to go 100% renewables.”