Anyone who thinks attaining Labor’s 82% Renewable Energy Target (RET) by 2030 is feasible or affordable is kidding themselves. To meet Labor’s fantastical target, much of Australia’s baseload coal generation—the backbone of the country’s energy grid—would have to be shut down and replaced with masses of intermittent and weather-dependent wind and solar generation, backed up
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