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To really address climate change, Australia could make 27 times as much electricity and make it renewable

  • Written by Paul Burke, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Australia’s electricity system is on the road to becoming 100% renewable as coal-fired power stations close and wind and solar takes their place.

But as a proportion of electricity consumed domestically, it’s on the road to more than 100% renewable. That’s because renewable power set to be produced in Australia’s...

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