Sun Blocks and Wind Breaks

This report highlights 25 attacks on clean and efficient energy by the Baillieu/Napthine Governments since the 2010 election, including:

• Implementing extreme and restrictive regulations on new wind-farms
• Abandoning negotiations to phase out the polluting Hazelwood coal power station
• Reneging on clean energy commitments in the Climate Change White Paper
• Removing the 20 percent emissions reduction target from the Climate Change Act
• Slashing and restricting access to the solar feed-in-tariff
• Spending taxpayer money on a PR campaign to promote coal mining
• Scrapping an election commitment to replace street lights with energy efficient bulbs
• Cancelling the household solar hot water rebate
• Moving to scrap the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target which is creating jobs, reducing energy use and saving money.
• Cancelling requirements for Government agencies to purchase green electricity.

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