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"The Andrews Labor government has been returned in Victoria. It must now reckon
with two particularly crucial challenges: runaway climate change and
wartime-scale energy costs.
Victorians are still reeling from rare major flooding in which the state’s
largest dam, Dartmouth, spilled over. Meanwhile, electricity prices in Victoria
are rising dramatically.
The Andrews government has signalled a major shakeup of Victoria’s energy
sector. Its pre-election commitments – a 95% renewable electricity target by
2035 and net-zero emissions by 2045 – are definite moves in the right
direction.
And plans to reinstate the State Electricity Commission, including a
constitutional amendment to cement this change permanently, speaks to the
government’s intention to regain control of the electricity market and
skyrocketing energy prices.
These are significant pledges and daunting tasks to accomplish. But the
Victorian government must go further to secure the energy sector and take
stronger climate action."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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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
