A just transition
Source: Australian Policy Online
"Tackling climate change means our dependency on coal as an export earner and as a domestic fuel must be phased out over the next decades, rather than ramped up, rather than ramped up, according to this paper. This will mean a huge change in the national economy, and for coal-affected regions such as the Hunter and Latrobe Valleys. The challenges associated with this change are significant, but not insurmountable. Indeed, a transition to clean, renewable energy promises to revitalise Australian manufacturing and create thousands of new jobs in many rural, regional and urban communities."