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Fossil Fuel Industry Keeps Shifting the Goalposts on Renewables
Original: The Fossil Fuel Industry Keeps Shifting the Goalposts How denial tactics have evolved as renewable energy succeeds... Th
A commentary argues that fossil fuel interests have repeatedly revised their predictions about renewable energy as those predictions fail. It cites a 2013 Australian Senate debate in which Barnaby Joyce dismissed a 5% solar target as impossible, a benchmark later surpassed as solar power expanded. The piece frames this as a shift from outright climate denial toward moving goalposts about what clean energy can achieve.
Why now: Renewable energy's rapid growth keeps disproving earlier sceptical predictions, prompting renewed debate about industry denial tactics.
fossil fuel industryBarnaby Joycerenewable energysolar powerAustralia
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- The Fossil Fuel Industry Keeps Shifting the Goalposts How denial tactics have evolved as renewable energy succeeds... The 5% solar target that was "Never going to happen" During the Senate debate on Renewable Energy on 6 February 2013, Barnaby Joyce claimed: "For us to get even… · envirocomms5.wordpress.com@envirocomms5.wordpress.com · 9
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