Landholders Deserve Better Consultation on Renewables

Promoting trust and communication will be vital if wary Australians are to embrace the nation’s transition to net zero, according to a major energy study.  Improved community consultation, better complaint handling through ombudsman roles and a rating system for developers are among nine recommendations of the review put forward by the Australian Energy Infrastructure Commissioner (AEIC). All have been accepted in principle by the federal government. Led by Commissioner Andrew Dyer, the study aimed to determine more effective ways to engage landowners and communities directly affected by the green energy transformation. It found some participants had “a lack of trust” in project developers, including government-owned corporations....