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Off track

The federal budget cemented the government’s indifference toward climate change and rising emissions with reduction targets to remain at 26 to 28 per cent and business-as-usual in phasing out the renewable energy target. So the outlook for renewable energy under a coalition government remains as bleak as ever, with shrinking investment in new clean technology, says the Smart Energy Council.

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Jobs boom in renewable energy

Jobs in renewable energy are on the rise, with new data from IRENA revealing a global total of around 10.3 million jobs in 2017, a rise from the 9.8 million in 2016. The tally includes 3.4 million jobs in solar PV, which is the largest in the renewables category. The data also underscores an increasingly regionalised picture, “Highlighting that in countries where attractive policies exist, the economic, social and environmental benefits of renewable energy are most evident,” says IRENA’s chief.

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