Sustainable energy future, how committed are we?

News.com.au claims that whenever a poll is done that 80-90% of Australians support the idea of producing pollution free power, but the real question is how committed are we all to doing this?

Australia gets about 10% of energy from renewable energy currently and the Renewable Energy Target is to move to 20% by 2020, this sounds good it theory, but are we dedicated to doing something about reaching this target? Currently if you drive through Melbourne CBD at night you will see a number of buildings with lights on at 10pm at night, 20, 30 storey buildings with lights on full and nobody there, but these companies are not questioned in the media or boycotted by consumers, so nothing changes. It is time we stand together in the fight for a more sustainable energy future.

The government steps in and hands out new globes and power saving switches for homes to help reduce the greenhouse gas output in the home, which is all well and good, but what is being done for the businesses? The companies that use 100 times more than Mr and Mrs Smith down the street, for them to start reducing their output. I say it is time for the 80-90% of Australians who support the sustainable energy future to support the companies who do reduce their output and boycott those who don’t. This is the time to stand together and make a difference in how Australia uses and produces energy.

Too Much Light?

By Scott Oakley