By Rafe Champion
The government has initiated an enquiry into the market reforms that will be “fit for purpose” to support the suicidal net zero program.
That is the wrong question because the so-called transition from coal has run its course and we need to start planning an exit from net zero.
We need a plan well ahead in case a government comes to power with the desire to exit, only to find they are short on time and they have no idea what to do.
The plan will have to be sustained by a new narrative about energy that is based on realism and concern for the welfare of people and the planet. Let’s be energy realists and responsible stewards of the environment!
Energy realism rules in China and the rest of the developing world where they scramble for all the coal, oil, and gas they can get.
Meanwhile, the nations of the West emulate the mythical farmer who incrementally reduced the rations of his workhorse until it died.
We run down coal power and gas until there is not enough conventional power and parts of the grid will die on nights when there is little or no wind.
Read the author’s Spectator article: https://saltbushclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/champion-net-zero.pdf [PDF: 233 kB]
The original Spectator article (pay-walled): https://www.spectator.com.au/2023/11/looking-for-the-net-zero-exit-sign/
Original PDF from: https://www.flickerpower.com/images/Change_the_narrative_change_the_game___The_Spectator_Australia.pdf