Australian Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has accused the federal government’s “renewables only” policy of driving up electricity prices.
Mr. Dutton, speaking on the Today Show, said reliance on renewable energy was also impacting gas prices and inflation.
“I think the Government’s renewables-only policy at the moment is driving up electricity prices, as I say, by 20 percent, gas by 29 percent, and it’s affecting every element of the supply chain,” Mr. Dutton said on Feb. 2.
“So, every farmer has got additional costs for their fertiliser, every farmer’s got additional costs for cold rooms, the glass manufacturers for the bottles of the product that you’re buying in Coles, or Woolies, or IGA, or Aldi, whatever it might be....
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