State EV transition running on empty: Greens MLC
Greens WA spokesperson for climate change and energy Tim Clifford MLC said the Transport Minister’s comments about transitioning to electric vehicles were indicative of McGowan Government’s apathetic attitude towards combating climate change. According to the Transport Minister EVs will reach one per cent of new car sales in WA by 2022 and 1 per cent…
Read MoreEnergy reform for new WA batteries
The Greens (WA) spokesperson for Energy, Tim Clifford MLC, has welcomed the McGowan Government’s announcement to invest in renewable storage but calls on the government to ensure the batteries can be used locally. Given the growing demand for battery storage systems and clean, green societies, it is pertinent the State Government reforms the energy market…
Read MoreCoal-fired Budget linked to electricity price hikes
Greens WA Energy Spokesperson Tim Clifford MLC has slammed Synergy’s extensive planned investment in prolonging the life of ageing coal and gas-fired power stations in this year’s Budget. “The vast majority of Synergy’s asset investment for the next four years – more than 80 per cent – will be spent propping up ageing coal-fired and…
Read MoreCommunity Kept in the Dark – Proposed Incinerator Burns Dirty Energy
Greens (WA) East Metropolitan representative, the Hon. Tim Clifford MLC condemns the process that is leaving the local community in the dark when it comes to decisions about how their waste will be treated. A proposal by the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council will see residual waste from local residents trucked as far as 100 kilometres…
Read MoreGreens again urge government to protect our most vulnerable from rising power prices
Greens energy spokesperson Tim Clifford has urgently called on the State Government to implement safeguards so WA families aren’t faced with choosing food over paying their bills as next week’s budget looms with higher power prices. Today Treasurer Ben Wyatt refused to remove the Tariff Equalisation Contribution, a little known subsidy paid for by power…
Read MoreLabor Energy minister could help battlers this winter
Energy minister Ben Wyatt could ease winter anxiety for thousands of low income earners and pensioners having to choose between food and keeping warm this winter, by removing a hidden levy and saving them $75 a year, according to the Greens. As power prices increased by 10 per cent from July 1, the Greens last…
Read MoreGreens urge government to scrap the TEC, saving power users $70 a year
WA Greens energy spokesperson, the Hon. Tim Clifford MLC urges the Labor government to act immediately and scrap the Tariff Equalisation Contribution. WA Greens have discovered that this would save power users on the South West Interconnected System around $70 a year if this hidden subsidy was removed from user’s bills. Last week the WA…
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