renewable energy
Action on pollution leads to more jobs across Australia
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
A new national report shows if governments act now to shift Australia from a pollution dependent economy to a cleaner economy it will create 3.7 million new jobs across the country by 2030. Creating Jobs - Cutting Pollution: the roadmap for a cleaner, stronger economy, released today by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), is based on the most extensive economic modelling to date of costs and benefits across all Australian regions of taking strong action to cut greenhouse pollution by 25 per cent.
ETS is dead, where to now?
Friday, 30 April 2010
No point mourning the premature death of ETS at the hands of the Rudd Government. As First Dog pointed out in his cartoon, its fate was doomed a long time before Wednesday’s announcement. The pressing question climate campaigners are asking themselves is: where do we go now that politics have failed us miserably?
The 100% Renewable Community Campaign has started the ball rolling by calling on all concerned citizens and disappointed voters to demonstrate their support for a carbon neutral future this Sunday 2nd May.
Building Our Energy Literacy
A summary of future energies from Thomas Friedman’s "Hot, Flat and Crowded""
It’s easy to get confused about future energy technologies – we hope this piece makes it a bit clearer and encourages you to do a bit more research of your own. In Hot, Flat and Crowded, Thomas Friedman argues we need electrons that are: abundant, clean, reliable and cheap. But in case you think this is a green light for coal because it checks the ‘cheap’ box, or that renewable energy technologies are out because they’re expensive or too unreliable for base load power, click here to read on . . .
Can we power Australia with 100% Renewable Energy?
Check out this brilliant short video from Mark Ogge of Beyond Zero Emissions (http://beyondzeroemissions.org), presenting in Melbourne in February 2010.
T10 Launch - Mark Ogge from Transition Decade on Vimeo.
Want to know more about some of the best renewable energy options for Australia?
Following on from the BZE (Beyond Zero Emissions) video on the previous tab, below are some information sheets on real solutions for clean, healthy, environmentally friendly energy for Australia that can create a whole new force of green jobs . . .
Solar Power All Through The Night
Tuesday, 2 February 2010
‘Baseload’ solar power; once a distant dream, is now a reality. While solar electricity was once limited to when the sun was shining, solar thermal energy can now operate 24 hours a day, even at night, with an ingenious and cheap storage method utilising molten salt.
“There are plants in Spain operating with energy storage right now, providing electricity all night long” Matthew Wright, Beyond Zero Emissions Executive Director said.
“Most Australians are not aware of this technology, even though it has the capacity to revolutionise the way we produce electricity and eliminate global warming pollution from coal”.
