The solution to the "energy crisis" is staring us in the face

As energy price shocks hit Australia, it’s plunged our newly elected government into “crisis talks”. While the nation wrings its hands about the price of gas, it’s worth reminding ourselves of some key facts: firstly, the only reason there is a “gas shortage” is because the gas industry ships most of it overseas to turn vast profits on the export market. Secondly, solar and wind backed by batteries can provide cheap, abundant renewable power. The solution to the “crisis” is staring us in the face.

Elsewhere, some unlikely champions of renewables are emerging - alongside Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest, today we’re also seeing former AGL CEO Brett Redman backing in Labor’s renewable target and arguing for a faster clean energy shift.

Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest says Australians are paying the price for Coalition's 'coal and gas worshipping'
Households and businesses suffering through Australia's energy crisis are paying the price for the former Coalition government's "marriage to gas and coal", billionaire businessman Andrew Forrest has said.

After winning the climate election, Labor must be the climate government the whole world needs
For years Australia was a roadblock to global climate action. It’s time we returned to the right side of history, writes Bill Hare.

Government ‘not ruling anything out’ as it calls gas crisis meeting
State, territory and federal government ministers will meet on Wednesday to discuss solutions to the gas crisis as they prioritise protecting local manufacturing from supply shocks.

‘We can get there’: Power chief backs Labor’s green energy goals
Former AGL chief executive Brett Redman says federal Labor’s ambitious clean-energy target and the rise of the Greens and climate-focused independents are clear signals that the nation must prepare for an earlier shift from fossil fuels to renewable power.

Snowcap: Behind the mystery UK firm that went after AGL
Snowcap’s  reports have the look and feel of those produced by short-sellers. But the thrust of them echoes the message from the likes of Cannon-Brookes and Greenpeace: that AGL’s management has failed to chart the fastest and most effective way to get out of fossil fuels.

From town to country, we must act as one on climate change
The recent election demonstrated there's been a seismic shift in the direction of our nation. For people like me, living in a regional area that's been hammered over the past five years by floods, fires and drought, it's about bloody time, writes Jo Dodds.