Solar Tech Conference Attendees Walk out on Opposition Energy Spokesman

A speech given by Opposition energy spokesman Ted O’Brien at a solar technology event in Brisbane has ended with attendees walking out after the MP claimed Australia’s plans to transition towards renewable energy would make it a “poor and weak nation” plagued by blackouts. As part of its commitment to meet clean energy targets by 2030, the Australian government is reducing its reliance on coal-powered electricity with wind, hydro, battery, and solar power projects. But Mr. O’Brien, who spoke after others had championed the use of renewables and battery storage technology, said their use was experimental and would not generate the energy capacity the country needs and even endanger the national grid....