Australia can reach '94 per cent’ renewable power by end of decade: Climate Council CEO

Climate Council Chief Executive Amanda McKenzie says Australia is at “40 per cent renewable power” and can get to “94 per cent” by the end of the decade. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a $1 billion investment to boost the manufacturing of solar panels in Australia. It comes amid the release of the Climate Council’s ‘Seize the Decade’ report. “What our report has found is opportunities right across the Australian economy to slash climate pollution and build a 21st-century economy powered by clean energy,” Ms McKenzie told Sky News Australia. “We found that we are already powered by 40 per cent renewable power … and we can get to a bigger energy grid at 94 per cent renewables by the end of the decade.”