The ALP’s Powering Australia plan

LABOR’S POWERING AUSTRALIA PLAN

4 Upgrade the electricity grid to fix energy transmission and drive down power prices. 4 Make electric vehicles cheaper with an EV discount and Australia’s first National Electric

Vehicle Strategy. 4 Install 400 community batteries across the country. 4 Roll out 85 solar banks around Australia to ensure more households can benefit from rooftop solar. 4 Invest in 10,000 New Energy Apprentices and a New Energy Skills Program 4 Create 604,000 jobs, with five in six created in regions 4 Spur $76 billion of investment 4 Allocate up to $3 billion from Labor’s National Reconstruction Fund to invest in green metals (steel, alumina and aluminium); clean energy component manufacturing; hydrogen electrolysers and fuel switching; agricultural methane reduction and waste reduction. 4 Support measures that improve energy efficiency within industries and develop new industries in Regional Australia through a new Powering the Regions Fund. 4 Restore the role of the Climate Change Authority

The ALP assumes the acceleration of clean technologies will result in 80 per cent renewables by 2030 and nine in ten new car sales being EVs. www.alp.org.au

“Australians deserve a plan to secure our nation’s future, to maximise the benefits of new technology, cheaper energy, new job opportunities and cheaper low-emissions vehicles.”

THE GREENS ASPIRATIONS ARE SOMEWHAT STRONGER: POWERING PAST COAL AND GAS

In their plan the Greens have proposed: • A rapid transition to 100% renewables, creating jobs, industries and innovation • A climate and energy plan to fight the climate crisis, grow jobs and repower the economy with net zero emissions by 2035 • 700% renewables leading to a renewable energy superpower • A 75% reduction on 2005 emissions levels by 2030 • Support households and small businesses to get off gas and switch to electric alternatives with grants of up to $25k and loans up to $100k • Kickstart a household battery boom, with grants of up to $10k and loans up to $50k • Ban gas in new housing developments • Create a non-profit publicly owned retailer to push down power bills and increase take-up of green energy • Develop low cost, green energy to rebuild manufacturing industry, support new green export industries and jobs • Establish the Manufacturing Australia Fund to help local manufacturers move off coal and gas and expand into new sectors, and quite a bit more. They will be pushing for more action on all these and other fundamental, material aspects.