Wetland or ocean wind farm? The choice is easy this time
There’s little chance of Victoria ever building its offshore turbines. But this week’s veto of the state’s plans contained an important precedent on the use of net zero in the environment legislation.
Managing the environment is about compromise. While the extremes of the debate think in absolutes, governments must reconcile sustainable natural systems with a sustainable economy if they want to stay in government.
The offshore wind bounty in the North Sea is unlikely to work in Australia. AP
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Matthew Warren is a former chief executive of the Australian Energy Council, the Energy Supply Association of Australia and the Clean Energy Council.
