Two years ago, your co-respondent was calling for accelerated investment in renewables in conjunction with shutting down of fossil fuels.
Now, when the consequences of that ill-considered strategy are writ large (not just in Australia, but globally) I note thee narrative has in recent months magically become, "Oh, no; the transition can't happen too fast; we still need to depend on fossil fuels for a teeny while longer."
Ideological schizophrenic , is the term I've heard a psychologist associate use to describe this kind of thing:
