PERTH, Monday 4 Could 2026 — Greenpeace has welcomed the Federal Authorities’s funding in 10 Western Australian renewable power tasks and calls on the WA Cook dinner Authorities to decide to an overdue WA Renewable Vitality Goal.
On 2 Could 2026, Federal Local weather and Vitality Minister Chris Bowen, Assistant Local weather and Vitality Minister Josh Wilson and WA Minister for Vitality and Decarbonisation Amber-Jade Sanderson introduced help for 10 renewable power tasks in WA by way of the Albanese Authorities’s Capability Funding Scheme (CIS). This will increase the whole variety of CIS tenders in WA from 4 to a complete 14 out of 79 throughout the nation.
The funding is a much-needed enhance for the lagging transition of WA’s financial system away from insecure fossil fuels, however could be strengthened if the Cook dinner Labor Authorities dedicated to a Renewable Vitality Goal and stopped pushing outdated, polluting fuel tasks like Woodside’s Browse.
Geoff Bice, WA Marketing campaign Lead at Greenpeace Australia Pacific, mentioned: “This dedication to accelerating the rollout of renewable power in WA by the Albanese and Cook dinner Governments is an instance of constructive motion for WA’s transition to low-cost, clear, dependable power and can help communities within the essential shift from polluting fossil fuels.
“Greater than half 1,000,000 WA households have taken the initiative to put in rooftop photo voltaic, demonstrating robust fashionable help for renewable power, and modelling exhibits that we’ve got greater than sufficient clear solar and wind to energy the whole WA financial system. But, WA is the one Labor authorities and not using a dedicated Renewable Vitality Goal.
“The funding of federal funding ought to give the WA Authorities higher confidence to decide to a powerful Renewable Vitality Goal for the South West Interconnected System grid — an important lever for attaining the part out of coal and fuel in WA.
“There’s nonetheless extra to be performed. WA can turn into a renewable power powerhouse with ongoing funding at a state and federal stage in transmission, renewable power tasks and inexperienced commodities proper throughout the state, not simply the south west grid.
“Western Australian communities deserve decisive and well timed motion from the Cook dinner and Albanese Governments to maintain up with the inevitable and important power transition. Greenpeace will proceed to advocate for clear, protected, inexpensive wind and photo voltaic power for all Australians.”
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