Estimates the number of jobs that would be created in by the renewable energy policies of each party as at 10 June 2016. Summary The Australia Institute has modelled the number jobs in the clean energy sector which would be created to meet the renewable energy targets proposed by political parties this election. All parties...

Summary Critics put forward two key arguments against widespread adoption of renewable energy: price and intermittency. Solar and wind costs have fallen so rapidly over the past decade that they are now competitive with fossil fuels, so the price argument is losing traction. Battery and other forms of storage technology are rapidly overcoming the variability...