[Greens-Media] URGENT MEDIA RELEASE: Greens Call on State Government to Get Serious on Renewable Energy

[Chapple, Robin]

Robin Chapple MLC
Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region


MEDIA RELEASE


Greens Call on State Government to Get Serious on Renewable Energy

Robin Chapple, the Greens WA spokesperson for Energy called on the State Government to develop a plan for renewable energy in Western Australia.

Mr Chapple moved a motion today in Parliament that called on the government to provide information on how it sees renewables as an economic option; and what weighting it puts on renewables to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

'The Barnett government has a climate change strategy that doesn't have an emissions reduction target, and a 20 year energy plan that locks us into a fossil future,' explained Mr Chapple.

'I recently asked questions in Parliament regarding the government's Electricity Market Review and how renewables fit. The answers were evasive.'

'The transition to renewables is urgent, but possible: the only barrier to a massive increase in clean energy here in Western Australia is political inertia,' he added.

Mr Chapple's motion on renewable energy was endorsed by Minister Collier.

For more information please contact:  Robin Chapple on 0409 379 263 or 9486 8255


All the best

Robin Chapple MLC
Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region
PO Box 94, West Perth WA 6872
41 Havelock Street, West Perth. WA 6005

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