<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/australian-capital-territory-renewables-global-energy-crisis/>
"The “Canberra bubble” is something of a derisive term in Australia, referring
to the niche interests of politicians, lobbyists and media insiders in the
country’s capital — the equivalent of being entrenched “inside the Beltway” of
Washington D.C.
So when populist politicians want to disparage issues like climate change, they
often frame them as only of concern to the elites residing in this bubble while
so-called ordinary Australians get on with the day-to-day reality of paying
bills and putting food on the table.
But as energy bills nationally surge due to high prices for coal and gas
triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and aging coal-fired power plants
increase strain on the system due to a large number of maintenance outages, it
turns out that the Canberra bubble offers not a distraction from cost-of-living
pressures, but protection from them."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
