What does a just energy transition look like for coal communities?
Tony Wolfe a lifelong Latrobe Valley local, former coal industry worker, local government councillor, Gippsland Climate Change Network Board member and passionate advocate for community-led change spent some time with Wendy Agar from Engaged Outcomes on the emPOWER podcast to talk about my ideas, perspectives and experience about the real impacts of the energy transition on regional communities built around coal.
To quote Tony, after working with coal to produce electricity for over 40 years, I find it mind blowing that one revolution of an offshore wind turbine can power the average Australian home for more than a day.
- The fuel is free, non-polluting and infinite. Time to move on???
- We didn’t leave the stone-age because we ran out of rocks…”
- Abounding opportunities await
- Never too old to learn
Published with the permission of EmPOWER and acknowledge that it is proudly supported by The Energy Charter.