A "policy vacuum" on renewable energy is causing Australia to fall far behind global counterparts and could strip thousands of jobs from the economy, a climate expert believes.
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| Australia's continued reliance on coal will kill the Great Barrier Reef, a climate expert says. |
The Climate Council's head of research Martin Rice insists it is "mind-boggling" that Australia is still focusing on a carbon-based economy when renewables are cheaper.
"We could power the country 500 times over with the solar and wind capacity in Australia (and) it's already the cheapest new form of energy," he told AAP.
Read the SBS story - “Aust slammed over energy 'policy vacuum’."
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