Clean energy slump – why Australia’s renewables revolution is behind schedule, and how to fix it
- Written by Alison Reeve, Deputy Program Director, Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
For years, the electricity sector has been the poster child for emissions cuts in Australia. The sector achieved a stunning 26% drop in emissions over the past 15 years, while other sectors have hardly budged. The share of renewable energy has gone from 7.5% to more than 30% in that time.
But unfortunately, this impressive...