Labor's Bold Plan For Climate and Energy

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The climate crisis is the defining challenge of our time, and we don’t have a moment to waste. After nearly a decade of denial, delay, and inaction under the Liberals, Labor is getting on with the job of cutting emissions, building clean energy, and creating thousands of secure jobs in the industries of the future.

While Peter Dutton and the Liberals want to drag Australia backwards with expensive and dangerous nuclear reactors, Labor is delivering real solutions—cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable renewable energy.

After a decade of delay and denial from Peter Dutton’s Liberals, Australians voted in 2022 for action on climate change and the thousands of renewable energy jobs it will create, and Labor isn’t wasting a minute delivering for Australians.

What we have done

  • Set a target of net zero emissions by 2050 in law while getting Australia on track to reduce emissions by 43% by 2030.
  • Installed 750,000 rooftop solar panels since we were elected and increased renewable production by 25% over two years as part of our plan for the energy grid to be 82% renewables by 2030.
  • Invested $20 billion on our Rewiring the Nation plan to modernise our national electricity grid and improve transmission infrastructure for the net-zero future.
  • Greenlit more than 60 major renewable projects since the last election.
  • Established a New Vehicle Efficiency Standard to help Australians access cheaper and cleaner cars while improving electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the nation.
  • Provided a record $2 billion investment in the production of green aluminium via the Green Aluminium Production Credit to ensure Australia is at the forefront of green manufacturing.

A Future Powered by Renewables, Not the Past

Australia has some of the best renewable energy resources in the world. We should be a global leader in clean power, not stuck in the past with nuclear and coal.

  • Solar and wind are the cheapest energy sources—full stop.
  • Battery storage is making clean energy reliable, 24/7.
  • Hydrogen, green steel, and clean industries will create thousands of good jobs.

I’ll always fight for strong climate action and a renewable energy future that works for people and not big polluters.

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