The Greens Candidate for the Riverina says the party’s plan to make NSW electricity supply 100 per cent renewable - isn’t a pipe dream.
The Greens Ros Pragnell was joined by New South Wales Upper House MP John Kaye for the community launch of Solar panels at her home yesterday.
Ms Pragnell says the party’s renewable goal is achievable within the next 15 years and will offer significant economic return for the Riverina.
She says renewable energy is the way of the future and residents should take advantage of solar power.
“If we phase out fossil fuel electricity and invest in wind power, solar technologies and and energy efficiency we can reap benefits of being a world leader in the clean energy economy,” she said.
“Now we believe that’s not a pipedream its possible it’s affordable and it’s essential.”
Ros Pragnell says with the number of jobs in the fossil fuels industry declining - it’s time to make the states electricity supply entirely renewable.
“Fossil fuels are becoming much more expensive to be able to extract, with a greater mechanisation you just don’t have the bodies on the ground to work it,” she said.
“With renewable energies we create jobs there’s manufacturing there’s retail, servicing and it’s estimated that 70,000 jobs in NSW could be created.
