Reality check for Morrison and Taylor’s golden ticket to net zero
Shifting Australia to renewables and hydrogen will take a transition ‘akin to the industrial revolution’, and the costs will be unavoidably huge, however it’s done.
Solar panels and wind turbines would cover an area of Australia’s landscape two-thirds the size of New Zealand.
Every year, more than two Sydney harbours of water would be consumed, and every corner of the nation’s energy infrastructure – from the pipelines, gas stations, ships and storage – would be rebuilt from the ground up.
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Jacob Greber writes about politics, economics and business from Canberra. He has been a Washington correspondent and economics correspondent. Connect with Jacob on Twitter. Email Jacob at jgreber@afr.com
