Shadow Trade and Tourism Minister Kevin Hogan Kevin Hogan says Australia is not yet ready for a future without coal.
Mr Hogan and NSW Greens MP Cate Faehrmann joined Sky News host Danica Di Giorgio to debate if Australia should stop closing coal-fired power stations.
“We're all committed to net zero 2050, so we need to lower emissions, but we also need to keep the lights on,” Mr Hogan told Sky News host Danica Di Giorgio.
“At the moment if we rely too much of the grid on wind and solar, for example, let's look at a solar panel a solar panel works on average depending on the seas the length of the day the weather the cloud coverage about five hours a day.
“And wind turbines onshore work about 20 to 35 per cent of the time, offshores better they work 40 to 50 per cent of the time.
“So, you can’t have a grid that is weather-reliant.”
Mr Hogan and NSW Greens MP Cate Faehrmann joined Sky News host Danica Di Giorgio to debate if Australia should stop closing coal-fired power stations.
“We're all committed to net zero 2050, so we need to lower emissions, but we also need to keep the lights on,” Mr Hogan told Sky News host Danica Di Giorgio.
“At the moment if we rely too much of the grid on wind and solar, for example, let's look at a solar panel a solar panel works on average depending on the seas the length of the day the weather the cloud coverage about five hours a day.
“And wind turbines onshore work about 20 to 35 per cent of the time, offshores better they work 40 to 50 per cent of the time.
“So, you can’t have a grid that is weather-reliant.”
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