as with cfu-abott forcing renewables overseas

"But it seems clear that, as most other international governments are scaling up their renewable targets, Australia will move the other way, determined to follow the mantra of the fossil-fuel industry’s pin-up boy Bjorn Lomborg and try and stuff the renewable energy genie back into the bottle by limiting supporting funds to R&D. Such ideas have only one purpose, to extend the shelf life of incumbent coal and gas assets.

Large scale solar PV is not the only technology that will be impacted by the ARENA funding cut. The Clean Energy Council says the deprivation of funds will also hurt emerging technologies such as solar thermal, marine energy, geothermal and energy storage.

The policy environment is now so bad in Australia that renewable energy companies are considering packing up and leaving. “I’m looking for a new industry, shame after 20 years in this one,” emailed one insider."

http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/tony-abbott-moves-to-send-renewables-to-the-never-never-55544