Regional Australia Institute report: ‘We cannot simply aim to reach net zero at any cost’
by Australian Associated Press from on (#6PY0R)
Communities need better engagement from developers and planners to back clean energy transition, research finds
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There is growing discontent on the plains of western Victoria as renewable energy companies chase the region's abundance of sun and wind.
The Wimmera Southern Mallee region, home to prosperous cropping and cattle farms, is in a renewable energy zone, earmarked for wind and solar farms and transmission lines.
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