Australia has the world's largest supplies of coal, gas and uranium but, thanks to a decade of policy based on green ideology, we can't be sure of keeping the lights on this summer. We have gone from having the world's cheapest power, to the dearest.

And, in apportioning blame, we must remember that it was the Howard so-called conservative government that introduced RET in 1997 – cringe worthy for conservatives, even at 2%, because when the loonies got hold of the idea … well we know what has happened.

I thought that I saw a news item saying that Turnbull is thinking of dropping subsidies on renewables. Perhaps I was dreaming? The subsidies are enriching the rent-seekers and gaining support for corrupt politicians, but they are beggaring the rest of us and dragging our country down to Third World status. The removal of subsidies would show just how absurd renewables are economically.

Perhaps the Author can point us to a Smelter that is run on 100% renewable energy?

Cobber the Hound lives!

ttbn writes:
“I thought that I saw a news item saying that Turnbull is thinking of dropping subsidies on renewables.”

Yes, it looks like Josh is going to run it up the flag pole at least.
The Green fans invariably go unchallenged when they spout renewables being cheaper than coal, so let’s just remove the RET and see how it goes.

It’s about time they put their subsidies (our money) where their mouth is.
I’ll get the popcorn.

Cobber,
Three obvious examples are the aluminium smelters in Iceland.

But we really shouldn't be so obsessed with precedent. If we limit ourselves to what's already being done, progress will grind to a halt.

Instead we should take an engineering approach: what prevents our smelters from using 100% renewable energy, and how can that problem be overcome?