Renewable Energy

Renewable energy comes from natural sources such as the wind or sun, and either lasts forever or can be replenished over time. ‘Renewables’ can provide us with clean electricity, heating and transport fuels.

There are many forms of renewable energy, including solar, wind, hydro, biomass (from plants and trees), wave, tidal and geothermal (which harnesses the heat of the earth’s core). Australia is lucky to have excellent reserves of all forms of renewable energy.

Why should Australia “go renewable”?

Renewable energy is a smart solution to climate change. Renewables are the positive alternative to burning dirty fossil fuels (like coal and oil) for energy.

Renewable energy is:
• clean and safe for our communities and environment
• plentiful and won’t run out
• available now – and won’t cost us the Earth.

By investing more in renewable energy, Australia can become a world leader in the fight against climate change. We could create thousands of jobs, new investment in rural and regional Australia and establish Australia as a clean energy exporter.