As governments grapple with quick ways to create jobs and stimulate activity Mr Cannon-Brookes says masses of large-scale renewable energy projects are shovel ready.
Tech billionaire and climate warrior Mike Cannon-Brookes says there has never been a more compelling time for Australia to adopt clean energy and he believes Canberra is starting to listen.Mr Cannon-Brookes is one of the names behind the One Million Jobs Plan that was launched last week
Mr Cannon-Brookes is one of the big names behind the One Million Jobs Plan that was launched last week by climate-focused think tank Beyond Zero Emissions. The renewable energy proposal is to build 90 gigawatts of solar and wind energy, backed up with new transmission infrastructure and 20 gigawatts of battery storage.
He says the Beyond Zero Emissions team has also briefed all state and territory governments and been active in Canberra.Energy appears to be a key plank of the Federal Government's economic recovery plan out of the pandemic, with ministers and the Government's advisors talking up cheap gas as key to a renaissance in manufacturing jobs.
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