{"id":6220,"date":"2016-06-06T10:21:20","date_gmt":"2016-06-05T23:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=6220"},"modified":"2017-10-25T08:24:25","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T21:54:25","slug":"election-2016-renewables-roundup-week-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/election-2016-renewables-roundup-week-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Election 2016 \u2014 Renewables roundup Week #4"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Election 2016 reaches the halfway point, it’s time to consider a few possibilities in our weekly election renewables roundup. With the polls tightening even further, what chance is there of another hung parliament? More importantly, what does that mean for renewables such as solar energy development in Australia over the next three years?<\/p>\n

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The spectre of a hung parliament raised its head in Week#4.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sportsbet (and who better to judge the odds of an Aussie major event than a betting agency) has given the chances of neither major party having the numbers to govern as high as one in three.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/comment\/election-2016-why-a-hung-parliament-and-snap-second-election-are-now-very-real-possibilities-20160515-govu55.html<\/a><\/p>\n

If we are to consider the makeup of a hung parliament, we need to understand those who will sit on the cross benches of the Lower House and what their views are on solar, wind, geothermal etc. The Greens of course have a sitting member Adam Bandt who has proved to be popular, articulate and supportive of clean energy development.<\/p>\n

Other independents will probably balance each other out on the issue of clean energy and climate change.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the wildcard in the desk is the Nick Xenophon Party. Xenophon, currently Senator for South Australia, has proved to be a very popular political figure, particularly in his home state. His popularity has suggested his party may earn up to 20 percent of the SA vote \u2014 enough for SA Liberal members to start making dark, Xenophobic utterances about the danger of independents to the very fabric of democracy!<\/p>\n

While originally entering parliament on a anti-gambling platform, Xenophon (and by extension his party) has definitely progressive views on climate change and renewables.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/nxt.org.au\/<\/a> (scroll down and go to Climate Change)<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the week saw Labor develop its renewable energy target policy. Based around the awarding of long-term power purchase agreements, Labor says this will promote reaching the target of 50 percent renewables by 2030.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/reneweconomy.com.au\/2016\/labor-seeks-to-thrust-renewable-energy-onto-centre-stage-76625<\/a><\/p>\n

Another recent opinion poll, released by The Australia Institute<\/a>, shows that a whopping 71 percent of those surveyed are \u201cmore likely to vote for a party that supported distributed small-scale solar and storage\u201d.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sustainable-business\/2016\/may\/31\/most-voters-support-transition-to-100-renewable-energy-says-australia-institute?CMP=share_btn_gp<\/a><\/p>\n

So could the issue of solar energy determine the election?<\/p>\n

http:\/\/blueandgreentomorrow.com\/2016\/06\/02\/solar-voters-change-australias-government\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Not to be outdone, The Australian Conservation Foundation<\/a> (ACF) also released its environmental \u201cscorecard\u201d, but it was all bad news for the Coalition. They were ranked a horrendous 11 percent for their environmental record including policies on reducing pollution and support of clean energy. This compared to 53 percent for Labor and the Greens 77 percent.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/federal-politics\/federal-election-2016\/environment-scorecard-coalition-agenda-woeful-lags-behind-labor-and-greens-20160530-gp7a9s.html#ixzz4Af5gsrJ9<\/a><\/p>\n

And to end our election renewables roundup for week #4 is this article from RenewEconomy, which shows that (almost) everyone is embracing the new, disruptive solar technology!<\/p>\n

http:\/\/reneweconomy.com.au\/2016\/australia-brown-coal-warriors-switch-to-solar-disruptive-technologies-22350<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As Election 2016 reaches the halfway point, it’s time to consider a few possibilities in our weekly election renewables roundup. With the polls tightening even further, what chance is there of another hung parliament? 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It was a race to the wardrobe to find the hi-visibility vests and hard hats as soon as our PM got the nod for an early election last week. Breathless, the two have traversed the land in the first week, trying to appear\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Solar Policy"","block_context":{"text":"Solar Policy","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-policy\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"election-week-1","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/election-week-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/election-week-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/election-week-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6389,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/election-2016-renewables-roundup-week-6\/","url_meta":{"origin":6220,"position":4},"title":"Election 2016 \u2014 renewables roundup week #6","author":"Staff Writer","date":"June 20, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"If jobs and growth are really the cornerstones of the Coalition\u2019s election campaign, they\u2019d be well served by promoting a more pro-clean energy platform, according to a report released by the Clean Energy Council. 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Just as the Australian election was drifting off into the sunset, we get hit by the arrival of an enormous, loud and dangerous elephant in the room. 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