Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen met with his state counterparts in an emergency meeting where they have agreed on a plan to transition to renewables and introduced an action proposal to tackle the soar in prices and safeguard the system.
Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen and his state counterparts met on Wednesday afternoon in crisis talks to discuss potential solutions to the soaring prices of gas and electricity affecting household budgets along the eastern seaboard.
Federal Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen met with his state counterparts to discuss the energy crisis in Australia. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman “It will give us the capacity and tools necessary to manage this crisis going forward and to avoid crises like this into the future." Power prices have soared amid a"perfect storm" of rising demand after a burst of cold weather, a number of coal-fired power stations and the war in Ukraine. Picture: Donna Jones
The ministers also agreed to a national plan where it would shift from fossil fuel-dominated energy systems to renewables.
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