Environment Victoria: Early Yallourn closure can be absorbed by increasing renewable energy supply, new analysis finds

New research shows that clean energy solutions can replace Yallourn, Australia’s dirtiest power station by 2023, avoiding supply shortages and price spikes with smart investment in replacement renewable supply and storage.

The research shows we can get all the clean energy and storage we need to replace Yallourn by 2023 from projects already proposed, along with smart energy solutions like demand management, virtual power plants of rooftop solar and home batteries to smooth out the closure of this coal clunker, and improving connections between power grids in Victoria and other states. This would cut pollution, bring new jobs and investment to Victoria, make our energy more reliable and keep power prices down.

30 Jun 2021

Greenpeace AP: World’s leading climate scientist: it’s time for Australia to ditch fossil fuels

A new report from Greenpeace Australia Pacific, The Case Against Fossil Fuels shows The Federal Government’s renewed support for the fossil fuel industry will ultimately come at an enormous cost to Australia’s health, economy...

28 Jun 2021

Greenpeace AP: Intergenerational report paints grim future for fossil fuels but Morrison Government still betting the house on them

The commitments of Australia’s main trading partners to net-zero emissions will “reduce demand for unabated fossil fuels”, Treasury’s 2021 Intergenerational report states - and yet, the Morrison Government has doubled down on...

17 Jun 2021

Environment Victoria: Vic energy emergency declaration needed, but questions remain over Yallourn mine

The Victorian Government's declaration of an ‘Energy Emergency’, Environment Victoria in response to the threat of an imminent and severe flood of Yallourn Power Station raises questions about the risk of groundwater...