A embarrassing growth in electricity sector emissions has been seen since the repeal of the carbon tax about 100 days ago. This growth has come off the back of serious emissions reduction efforts over the last few years, and is a slap in the face to those advocating for a transition to clean generation technologies. 

With a government that is ideologically opposed to action on climate change, sparking a fresh debate on pricing carbon seems necessary as it could complement the Coalition’s direct action policies. Although if our major parties were serious about climate action, we would no longer be expanding our fossil fuel production, as Alan Pears writes. 

Mandating the use of fossil fuels for energy production seems to deeply contradict the ideals that many Victorian communities hold. Limiting the potential of clean energy production seems to be a world first as no other country has wound back a renewable energy target, as Ketan Joshi writes.

The discrediting of wind technology can come in all shapes and forms. From the treasurer, the PM and various conservative think tanks we often see a spin relating to the appearance productivity and overall safety of the technology. This piece is by Ketan Joshi. 

Following the closure of a number of nuclear reactors and a fire at the Didcot B  power station in the UK, questions have arisen over energy supply. With wind accounting for more than 24% of the power share in the UK, there is confidence wind energy can easily fill a future supply gap.

Climate Walker and South Australian resident David Clarke provides commentary over the dissonance between community support for wind farms and the absence of them in regional areas. Ultimately the anti-wind farm legislation in Victoria is representative of the government’s support for the existing fossil fuel industries.

The Victorian Coalition Government has today released its energy policy document, Victoria’s Energy Statement.

The Coalition government’s current inability to consider a standard of climate change policy that reflects the serious warnings from the U.N seems perpetuated by denial around the issue from within the party. This article explains the foundations of how a conspiracy theory around the issue of climate change has proliferated, and how the logic behind it can be undermined.

This piece was originally published in Climate Central, which can be found here.

In the lead up to the Rock 4 Renewables gig at the Gasometer, we wanted to get everyone exciting by profiling some amazing artists that we have the privilege of hosting. Today we are featuring Jess Ribeiro and The Bone Collectors; check em out!