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Poll: Queenslanders Support Renewable Energy Over Coal
April 29, 2020
29 April 2020 Poll: Queenslanders Support Renewable Energy Over CoalA new poll of more than 1000 Queenslanders has found overwhelming support for the State to invest in renewable energy. The QDOS Research poll, commissioned...
Read More ShareSolar Stimulus a Winner for All
April 24, 2020
24 April 2020: Solar Stimulus a Winner for All News that the NSW Government is making it simpler for rooftop solar owners to install larger systems is today welcomed by Solar Citizens. The community...
Read More ShareGovernment’s ARENA funding announcement good start but falls short
April 08, 2020
8th March 2020: Government’s ARENA funding announcement good start but falls short Solar Citizens welcomes this morning’s announcement that the Australian Government will provide $480 000 towards ARENA to fund clean energy entrepreneurs, but...
Read More ShareSolar Citizens Celebrates Wind Jobs Bonanza
March 26, 2020
26 March 2020: Solar Citizens Celebrates Wind Jobs Bonanza Solar Citizens congratulates the Queensland Government on the announcement that the publicly-owned generator CleanCo will build a new wind farm near Warwick. The announcement comes...
Read More ShareTaylor's technology road map won't fix clean energy investment crash
February 28, 2020
‘Today’s announcement from Angus Taylor on the technology roadmap should be of concern to everyone who wants to see a speedier transition to clean energy,’ said Ellen Roberts, National Director of Solar Citizens.‘While Taylor...
Read More ShareQueensland Government falls behind on support for renewables
February 25, 2020
Solar Citizens has today released a report card on the Queensland Government’s progress on its renewable energy commitments, marking them C- overall. ‘Sadly the Queensland government is barely scraping a pass on their renewable...
Read More ShareMorrison needs to ensure all States get transmission dollars - not just Liberal ones
January 31, 2020
Solar Citizens has this morning welcomed the Federal contribution to investment in transmission infrastructure in New South Wales, but says people living in Labor states like Queensland and Victoria also deserve to benefit from...
Read More ShareScott Morrison dodges the blame on renewable jobs crash
January 20, 2020
Prime Minister, Scott Morrison claimed on ABC radio this morning that Australia was leading the world on renewable energy investment. This is plainly untrue, as investment in new utility scale projects crashed last year....
Read More Share3,000 QLD Construction Jobs Set to Disappear
January 20, 2020
The number of utility renewable energy construction jobs in Queensland is set to fall to zero next year if the Queensland Government doesn’t step up ambition on renewable energy growth, new analysis commissioned by...
Read More ShareQueensland Needs to Match NSW on Climate and Clean Energy
December 13, 2019
This morning NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean has announced his government’s commitment to tackling climate emissions, and making NSW a 'Saudi Arabia' of clean energy. "NSW now has a stronger emissions target than Queensland,...
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