Renewables Hit 50% in Australia in Q4 2025

Is renewable energy Australia's future or is the country's renewable drive undermining its prospects?

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Renewables Hit 50% in Australia in Q4 2025

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Above: The Bungala Solar Farm in Port Augusta, Australia, on Feb. 25, 2025. Image credit: Brook Mitchell/Getty Images

The Spin

Climate activist narrative

The AEMO's quarterly results definitively settle the debate — Australia no longer needs to rely on polluting fossil fuels to meet its energy needs. Rather, sources like solar and wind are more than capable of shouldering an ever-greater share of the energy mix. Australia, therefore, should seize this moment to take the necessary steps to achieve net-zero emissions.

Guardian Climate Council

Climate-skeptic narrative

Fossil fuels have served as the foundation of human progress for centuries and will do so for centuries to come. Given this fact, Australia, with its boundless resources, should be an energy superpower, yet it acts as a minnow to its detriment. Rather than repeating the net-zero mistakes of Europe, Australia should utilize its fossil fuel resources to power its economy and future.

The Australian

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