Although it remains one of the main exporters of fossil fuels, Australia crossed a symbolic milestone in 2024 in the fight against global warming. For the first time in its history, less than 50% of the electricity produced in the country came from coal -fired power plants, while the share of renewables reached the record level of 46% in the last quarter of 2024. which confirm the trend and which are deemed very encouraging for the Labor government. This set for a very ambitious objective in this area: to produce more than 80% of its electricity from renewable energies by the end of the decade.
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Australia: coal now gradually exceeded by green energies
