It takes away money from people invested in fossil fuels. Simple as that. Fossil fuel owners can control access to oil, gas and coal. They can’t control access to wind or sun so it’s a direct threat to them.
Solar panels are especially democratising of power generation - almost anyone can have complete control of their energy needs, especially with the rise of EVs
Not exactly as black and white as the headline puts it to be. I think it's a well meaning guideline (requiring a certain distance between neighbouring buildings and windmills) but as they're saying in the article it certainly opens up an avenue for abuse. However, these are infact just guidelines (I think, idk I live in the objectively superior state of QLD) so there is still an opening for discretion. But they will probably need to modify it to have certain accommodations to keep industry happy
Yeah, honestly if it was 1km, and just to existing dwellings or council approved dwelling plans I think it'd be reasonable. It stops the wind turbine companies putting out on someone's boundary right beside their house. There'd still be plenty of sites if that was the rule
Yeah the headline is a bit inflammatory and the guidelines themselves are still just draft. But wind projects already aren't being developed at a high enough rate and more barriers will not help.
