{"id":39558,"date":"2020-05-06T09:12:55","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T22:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=39558"},"modified":"2020-05-06T09:13:41","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T22:43:41","slug":"stimulus-summit-renewables-mb1513","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/stimulus-summit-renewables-mb1513\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Stimulus Summit&#8221; Today: A Renewables-Led Economic Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/stimulus-summit-renewables.jpg\" alt=\"Stimulus Summit - Renewable Energy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/stimulus-summit-renewables.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/stimulus-summit-renewables-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/stimulus-summit-renewables-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/stimulus-summit-renewables-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Stimulus Summit&#8221; is a free online event being held today that will delve into government stimulus packages relating to renewables and climate change action, and discuss the critical role of decarbonisation in Australia\u2019s economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Experts from across the renewables sector will (virtually) gather with government, business and community leaders to discuss how Australia can use renewables to build a stronger and cleaner economy after the COVID-19 crisis.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;This is Australia\u2019s moment to modernise and grow the economy, create hundreds of thousands of new future-proof jobs and position Australia as a global renewable energy superpower,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2020\/may\/05\/australian-businesses-call-for-climate-crisis-and-virus-economic-recovery-to-be-tackled-together\">said<\/a> Smart Energy Council CEO, John Grimes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Stimulus Summit, presented by the Smart Energy Council and RenewEconomy, has an impressive lineup of speakers that includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lily D&#8217;Ambrosio &#8211; Victoria&#8217;s Minister for Energy, Environment &amp; Climate Change and Minister for Solar Homes<\/li>\n<li>Shane Rattenbury &#8211; ACT Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability<\/li>\n<li>Ross Garnaut AC &#8211; Professorial Fellow of Economics, Melbourne University<\/li>\n<li>Annastacia Palaszczuk &#8211; Premier of Queensland<\/li>\n<li>Bill Johnston &#8211; WA Minister for Energy<\/li>\n<li>Dan Van Holst Pellekaan &#8211; South Australian Minister for Energy<\/li>\n<li>The CEOs of the Australian Conservation Foundation, Climate Council, Climate Works, Carbon Market Institute, Farmers for Climate Action, Beyond Zero Emissions, Hydro Tasmania, JET Charge and others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Among the items on the program:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Solutions, Actions &amp; Benchmarks For A Net Zero Emissions Australia<\/li>\n<li>Superpower: Australia\u2019s Low Carbon Opportunity<\/li>\n<li>Revitalising &amp; Decarbonising The Australian Economy<\/li>\n<li>A Million Jobs Plan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There will also be case studies presented on large-scale renewables projects and &#8220;screwdriver-ready&#8221; commercial-scale solar power and storage projects. The full program <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartenergy.org.au\/sites\/default\/files\/uploaded-content\/website-content\/RenewablesLedEconomicRecovery_04052020.pdf\">can be viewed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Claimed to be Australia\u2019s biggest ever online energy event, the Smart Energy Council was originally expecting around 1,000 attendees, but it looks as though more than 3,000 have registered so far. Hopefully the event will be free of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zoombombing\">Zoombombing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Stimulus Summit kicks off today at 10:50am and ends at 4:20pm (AEST). It&#8217;s not too late to register and <a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_WqiICb9EQwKbDttxUQ98Qg\">you can do so here<\/a>.\u00a0 After the program is complete, there will also be a &#8220;HopIn speed networking&#8221; session where participants will have 3 minutes to connect with others in the industry. 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