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Energy and Climate Change
Climate change is the greatest challenge facing New South Wales.
Human activities like driving motor cars and burning coal to produce electricity are threatening our health, food supply and security. Greenhouse gas emissions are changing the climate in ways that will spiral increasingly out of control.
Australians are the highest per capita producers of greenhouse gas emissions in the world and the biggest exporters of coal.
The Greens are committed to a rapid transformation of NSW’s energy industry to low emission renewable energy options such as solar and wind power, energy efficiency and conservation measures. The transition away from coal will incur some costs that must be equitably shared but the change will create economic opportunities and large scale employment growth.
For more information:
- Read 2 Degrees to Midnight: NSW Greens MPs' Guide to Climate Change Action (2Mb PDF)
- See The Greens NSW Climate Change and Energy Policy.
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Campaigns
John is campaigning in the following key areas of energy policy:
- Phasing out fossil fuels like coal (including issues of 'baseload' power)
- calling for a gross feed-in tariff
- Promoting Renewable Energy
- Promoting Energy Efficiency
- Saying a very clear 'NO' to nuclear power
- Setting mandatory targets for reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
Latest News:
Renewable energy can ease soaring power bills
A shift to renewable energy could take the pressure of households facing a surge in power prices, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Delta's wood-fired power plan an admission that coal has no future
Delta Electricity's trial of plantation Mallee trees as a source of fuel for Wallerawang Power Station is an admission by the NSW government's own power company that there is no future in expanding coal fired power, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Need for new coal-fired power plants based on a lie
The NSW government’s approval for two new giant fossil fuel power stations is based on the big lie that they are needed to keep the lights on. They will drive up the state’s greenhouse gas emissions and destroy jobs in the renewable energy industry, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Feature: NSW govt ploughs ahead with new coal-fired power stations
The Keneally government is on the cusp of granting approval for the development two giant fossil-fuel power stations. Their response to public submissions rejects the potential for large-scale renewable energy projects in NSW.
Campaign launched to stop Labor’s coal fired power plan
The Greens are joining with environment groups representing over 200,000 people in launching a campaign against plans to impose two new coal fired power stations on NSW.
NSW Energy Minister Robertson’s faith in the free market misplaced
NSW Energy Minister John Robertson's faith in the free market to deliver cash payments for households producing solar power is misplaced, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
NSW electricity privatisation collides with reality
The wheels have fallen off the Keneally government's plans to privatise the electricity retailers and the rights to sell power from the state's seven large coal-fired power stations, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye
Power meters not 'smart' if costs hike for low income households
A University of Melbourne study has sounded a warning note for vulnerable low income households in a privatised electricity market, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Solar bonus rip-off must be fixed
The Keneally government's failure to guarantee cash payments under the Solar Bonus Scheme is a blow to households and a get-rich-quick racket for electricity retailers, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Warm winter, GFC hides Keneally Govt's greenhouse failure
The NSW Government can take no credit for a decline in NSW's greenhouse gas emissions, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Willoughby Public Forum: Clean energy future for NSW
