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Oct 6 • 3 tweets • 2 min read
[Media Release] Australia is subsidising fossil fuels to the tune of $11.6b a year. Here’s what we could buy for that instead.

#AusPol #budget2022

climatecouncil.org.au/resources/one-…
How about:

🏠 Free rooftop solar for 1.5 million low-income households.
🌊 15 massive pumped hydro facilities.
🚘 One EV charging station per 12km of road in Australia (72,500 of them).
🚌 Replacing every public bus in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne with electric buses.
climatecouncil.org.au/resources/five…

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