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title: Energy crisis talks imminent as business groups and economists call for faster clean energy transition
description: Energy Minister Chris Bowen will hold a crisis meeting with his state and territory counterparts today to discuss solutions to rising power prices.
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# Energy crisis talks imminent as business groups and economists call for faster clean energy transition
Wednesday, 8 June 2022
Energy Minister Chris Bowen will hold a crisis meeting with his state and territory counterparts today to discuss solutions to rising power prices as business, community, and housing groups call for an accelerated clean energy transition and a “speedier move” away from gas.
The Australia Institute’s chief economist Richard Denniss has called for honest energy solutions, as the sooner Australia shifts away from ageing coal and expensive gas, the sooner we will see cheap energy, improved relationships with the Pacific, and a stable climate.
And Sydney’s lord mayor Clover Moore has urged renters to help the city reach net zero by 2035 by switching their energy supply to renewable sources.
[Energy ministers are meeting to discuss rising prices. But they're not likely to fix energy affordability in the short term](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-08/energy-ministers-meet-to-discuss-rising-prices-gas-electricity/101133630)
Australia's energy ministers are meeting for the first time since the federal election to address the growing cost of energy.
[Business groups urge ‘speedier move’ away from gas to combat Australian energy crisis](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jun/07/business-groups-urge-speedier-move-away-from-gas-to-combat-australian-energy-crisis)
Business, community and housing groups have urged energy ministers to agree on “a speedier move” away from gas towards alternatives such as electrification, biogas and hydrogen.
[If Australia taxed windfall gas profits we could invest billions in renewables and get off fossil fuels for good](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jun/08/if-australia-taxed-windfall-gas-profits-we-could-invest-billions-in-renewables-and-get-off-fossil-fuels-for-good)
The Australia Institute’s chief economist Richard Denniss says the sooner we shift away from ageing coal and expensive gas, the quicker electricity prices and emissions will fall.
[Clover Moore urges Sydney renters to take up green energy to meet net zero target](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/08/clover-moore-urges-sydney-renters-to-take-up-green-energy-to-meet-net-zero-target)
Lord mayor says residents should make green choices but the tenant’s union says onus should be on owners and government.
[Climate change strategy to shift homes off gas long-term shifted until after the November election](https://app.meltwater.com/mwTransition?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldsun.com.au%2Fnews%2Fvictoria%2Fclimate-change-strategy-to-shift-homes-off-gas-longterm-shifted-until-after-the-november-election%2Fnews-story%2F8c95a91ffd0480b6bbbf7c9a1ef1df99&urlCategories=newsLtd&analytics=false&documentId=Jw_8Yiq33M8HWhJob6QKMZlp0F4&transitionToken=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzUxMiJ9.eyJob3N0bmFtZSI6Ind3dy5oZXJhbGRzdW4uY29tLmF1In0.tyvzxwnT4YHYtOKwk-QXfhLIB-5fakWVeDsIsFbN-UKoLJR_SD3ZgVClMjrILbZY1pK5qxxShDGuqS6LG4A-kA)
The Andrews government has put its gas phase-out plan on the backburner and issued an SOS to the gas industry to pump more gas.
[Anthony Albanese champions climate commitments as he seeks closer ties with Asia](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-07/albanese-says-climate-policy-earning-australia-global-praise/101132116)
PM Anthony Albanese says his government's approach to tackling climate change is winning Australia praise from foreign nations as he visits Indonesia, where he has pledged to build a "green trade" partnership.
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