Victoria state government in Australia has proposed a plan to fast track renewable energy projects, treating them as significant economic development. This plan aims to accelerate renewable capacity additions, despite objections from farmers and communities. The Port of Hastings is now a focal point for Australia's transition to renewable energy, with clashes between plans to assemble offshore wind turbines and environmental concerns. Onerous environmental regulations are impeding Australia's renewable rollout, with only two wind farms approved in the past 15 months under green protection laws.
By “fast tracking” the approval process for renewable energy sites to reduce red tape, Victorian Labor is showing contempt for proper planning procedures and the right for citizens to have their voices heard, writes Nick Cater. https://t.co/dEZ7atW8MN
Farmers objecting to solar or wind farms would be forced to go to the Supreme Court under a radical Victorian plan to fast track renewable projects: https://t.co/grENbZcLKl https://t.co/aFifrWr6S7
Onerous environmental regulations are delaying Australia’s ambitious renewable rollout and threatening the federal government’s climate commitments, with just two wind farms approved in the past 15 months under flagship green protection laws. https://t.co/VD5NWPrVXG
THE PORT OF HASTINGS, ONCE A HUB FOR FOSSIL FUEL EXTRACTION, IS NOW A BATTLEGROUND FOR AUSTRALIA'S SHIFT TO RENEWABLE ENERGY, WITH PLANS TO ASSEMBLE OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES CLASHING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS - SOURCES
#Australia's Victoria state government announced today that all new renewable power projects will be treated as significant economic development and gain access to an accelerated pathway, as it looks to speed up renewable capacity additions. https://t.co/9GwZ1gCWb9
Farmers and communities objecting to massive solar or wind farms would be forced to go to the Supreme Court under a radical Victorian plan to fast track renewable projects across the state, which the energy industry wants adopted nationwide. #springst https://t.co/hpDufbaZ6D