Progressive Party Energy Policy
Transitioning to advanced green energy sources and technologies is essential to combat climate change, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and build a sustainable future for Queensland and humanity.
Principles
• Investing in cutting-edge clean energy research and development, including high particle energy, fusion, advanced solar and wind, next-generation batteries, and alternative fuels, will drive job creation, economic growth, and position Queensland as a global leader in the clean energy revolution.
• Green energy technologies including rooftop solar, wind farms, large-scale energy storage, microgrids, smart grids, and energy efficiency offer immense potential to reduce costs for households and businesses while empowering communities.
• Proactive demand management, urban planning, and energy efficiency standards for buildings and appliances are essential to ease the transition.
• A diverse, distributed energy grid incorporating publicly owned infrastructure alongside community and private generation and storage is key to energy resiliency, affordability and accessibility for all.
• Advanced clean energy solutions for transportation, including electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles powered by renewables, will dramatically reduce pollution and reliance on fossil fuels.
The People's Party will
The Peoples Progressive Party will
1. Set ambitious binding targets and incentives to drive the clean energy transition:
1.1 Achieve 100% renewable electricity in Queensland by 2030 through a Queensland Renewable Energy Target (QRET).
1.2 Prioritize drawing upon all available renewable energy before any fossil fuel generation.
1.3 Provide robust feed-in-tariffs recognizing the value of distributed renewable energy.
1.4 Redirect all subsidies and R&D support to advanced green energy technologies, storage solutions, energy efficiency, and grid modernization.
1.5 Invest in sustainable energy crops and biofuels that don't compete with food production or biodiversity.
1.6 Construct world-leading renewable energy power plants incorporating cutting-edge solar thermal, geothermal, energy storage and grid-integration technologies.
2. Drive energy efficiency and smart consumption through demand management:
2.1 Implement world-class energy efficiency standards and zero-carbon targets for all new construction.
2.2 Fully fund retrofitting existing buildings, including rentals, with energy efficiency upgrades and solar.
2.3 Strengthen minimum energy performance standards for appliances, motors and engines.
2.4 Require detailed lifetime energy consumption labelling on all appliances and devices.
2.5 Directly install rooftop solar for all suitable homes, funded by energy savings over time.
2.6 Incentivize and require continuous efficiency upgrades in all buildings.
2.7 Support non-profit community clean energy co-operatives through enabling legislation.
2.8 Promote urban design, sustainable building materials, smart appliances and economic incentives to minimize energy use and emissions.
3. Regarding electricity supply and energy-intensive industry:
3.1 Retain crucial public electricity infrastructure in public hands.
3.2 Place a moratorium on new coal power and mining until carbon capture and storage is proven viable at scale.
3.3 Drive aluminium and metals recycling and support less energy-intensive alternatives.
3.4 Power any desalination fully with dedicated renewable energy.
4. Support communities to thrive in the transition from coal through clean energy manufacturing and sustainable economic diversification.
5. Prepare Queensland to thrive in a post-carbon world through clean energy leadership, not continued reliance on fossil fuels.
6. Maintain the ban on polluting nuclear fission energy, however, investing safe clean forms of this energy medium.
7. Empower households, businesses, farms and community groups to become clean energy prosumers.
8. Enable community-owned distributed energy micro-grids and virtual power plants.
9. Ensure the clean energy transition benefits all through funding low-income and non-profit access.
10. End all subsidies for large energy users at the expense of households and small businesses.
11. Enable innovative ownership models and financial solutions for community and household renewables.
12. Accelerate the shift to 100% clean energy transportation through EV infrastructure, renewable hydrogen, and smart urban design.
13. Invest in leading-edge energy research & development including:
13.1 Next-generation photovoltaics and concentrated solar thermal
13.2 Cellulosic biofuels from waste biomass and algae
13.3 Enhanced geothermal and advanced drilling technologies
13.4 Grid-scale batteries, flywheels, thermal storage, and green hydrogen
13.5 Artificial photosynthesis and engineered carbon-consuming microbes
13.6 Advanced high temperature superconductors for lossless transmission
13.7 Fusion energy aiming for commercial viability within two decades
13.8 High particle energy for clean, ultra-dense mobile power
Implementation
By leading this green energy revolution, we will not only build a stronger economy and more sustainable Queensland, but help drive the global clean energy breakthroughs needed to secure humanity's future in the face of climate change. Advanced green energy technology is our path forward to a more prosperous, healthy and secure world for all.
Conclusion
The Peoples Party's Comprehensive Education Policy represents a bold vision for a world-class education system that empowers every individual to reach their full potential. By investing in lifelong learning, equity, and global competence, we can build a stronger, more inclusive, and more prosperous Australia. We believe that education is the key to unlocking a brighter future for all, and we are committed to making this vision a reality.
Implementation
By leading this green energy revolution, we will not only build a stronger economy and more sustainable Queensland, but help drive the global clean energy breakthroughs needed to secure humanity's future in the face of climate change. Advanced green energy technology is our path forward to a more prosperous, healthy and secure world for all.
Conclusion
The Peoples Progressive Party's Comprehensive Education Policy represents a bold vision for a world-class education system that empowers every individual to reach their full potential. By investing in lifelong learning, equity, and global competence, we can build a stronger, more inclusive, and more prosperous Australia. We believe that education is the key to unlocking a brighter future for all, and we are committed to making this vision a reality.
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