Sustainability and Renewable Energy in Australia

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Introduction
There are various issues emerging in the energy market which are impacting the reliability and
price for supplying energy (Green Energy Market, 2018). Solving these market issues is complex
in that there is a need for joint actions (Green Energy Market, 2018). The territory government
and the state of Australia, who are the regulators, have to provide necessary incentives which
help in attaining Australia’s 2030 goals as implied in the Renewable Energy Index (Robertson,
2018).
Background to The issues
Supplying energy to businesses and households in Australia entails complex interactions going
on between the privately-owned and government businesses (Sayigh, 2016). Such interactions
usually happen in the regulated markets within the national co-operates in government that is
made up of the regional, national and state regulations. This leadership factors as well as other
factors, such as Australia’s energy supply historical development in every state or market, are
affecting the local and international energy market (Green Energy Market, 2018). Such are the
reasons that motivate the Green Energy Market campaign for installing renewable energy in
Australia (Toosi, et al., 2018).
There is a wide range of sources through which renewable energy can be naturally sourced such
as (Nelson & Starcher, 2018):
 Solar: Electricity can be generated by tapping the sun’s heat.
 Wind: Electricity can be generated by tapping the strength in wind.
 Biomass: Organic matter can produce electricity. Also, biofuels or chemicals can be used
for electricity production.

 Hydropower: Water in motion can be used to produce electricity.
 Geothermal: Heat taken from the earth’s ground can be a source for producing electricity.
 Ocean: The tides in the oceans may be used to produce electricity.
Problems/Issues the Campaign Aims to Address
 Developing a green and clean energy source
This benefit becomes one of the most obvious ones since the campaign’s aims in installing
renewable energy originate from the energy’s ability to come from green and clean sources
(Mouraviev & Koulouri, 2018). Since most of the pollutant leading to global warming is within the
electricity production sector in that fossil fuel are burnt to generate electric power. Therefore,
greenhouse gasses such as CO2 are emitted which cause air quality degradation, climate change
and global warming. On the other hand, renewable energy source’s installation and use produces
zero to minimal greenhouse gasses hence slowing the rate of global warming and cleans the
environment.
 Increasing Fuel energy prices
There is an abundance of sunshine and this can be used to generate energy through solar cells
installation (Leibo, 2018). Additionally, the wind is abundant too and is a source of energy as wind
turbines can be rotated to generate electricity. Such sources have minimal impacts on the
environment. Unlike oil, gas or coal, renewable energy sources such as wind, sunlight,
underground heat and oceans are costless and are not paid for in fluctuating markets (Green
Energy Market, 2018). Hence, harnessing energy from the renewable energy sources which do
not seem to be depleting would be a move towards creating cheaper electricity prices (Green
Energy Market, 2018).