02: How can we speed up the renewables revolution?

Ash and Jess find out about Australia’s potential as a global leader in renewable power, and start to unpack the structures and powers that keep us dependent on fossil fuels. We learn more about what everyday people can do to kick coal out of the system, speed up the renewable energy revolution, and encourage big businesses to do so too!

Download the Heaps Better action plan from our website for a step-by-step guide to getting a slice of the solar pie: http://www.greenpeace.org.au/heapsbetter

See where Australia’s biggest polluting businesses rank and call them out to switch to renewable power through the Re-Energise website: https://reenergise.org/ 

Get your head around residential and commercial solar here: https://www.solarquotes.com.au/solar101.html 

Check out Simon Holmes à Court’s graph comparing the NWS Vales Point burning power station with the emissions from Australia’s entire aviation sector: https://twitter.com/simonahac/status/1284738989430206464 

Watch Greenpeace’s Dirty Power doco: https://act.greenpeace.org.au/dirtypower 

Heaps Better is a podcast made by Ash Berdebes and Jess Hamilton, with Greenpeace Australia Pacific and Audiocraft. Our EP is Kate Montague, mixing engineer is Adam Connelly and the Creative Lead at Greenpeace Australia Pacific is Ella Colley. Podcast artwork by Lotte Alexis Smith. This episode featured the track Kyoto Krows by HC Clifford. Special thanks to Lindsay Satour, Simon Holmes à Court, Jenny Whelan & the Albert Park Kinder, Richard Adamson and the Young Henry's brewery.  

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