Increasing costs is a significant challenge at a time when the SW Land division is facing climate change-related impacts; In 2023 there were many locs with record max temps for September & record or near record dry seasonal conditions - particularly in the northern Ag region.

Similar conversations, different ends of the earth. farmingrenewables.com/agenda

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In collaboration with WAFarmers, AgZero2030 are bringing together a range of quality speakers to cover all the relevant topics of the energy transition and how it impacts farms, agriculture and our communities.

Qu; how do we help renters with the energy transition? Panel Ans. ; can’t make energy policy in isolation; we also need to develop our housing policy. Need to share the win with everyone, e.g. solar for strata incentives, ev chargers in strata but also need regs on landlords.

Qu; WA gas expansion, how is that helping WA energy transition? Answer Saul - “we need to focus on winding it down in one generation” “China is leaving everyone behind with the energy transition”
summary - WA risks having no market for it’s gas.

Qu; “what’s the benefits of a community approach? “ Saul’s answers; “ lots to learn, can learn together; can create solutions and solve problems together; all the action is on the ground- our tradies are critical to this transition” “it’s a trust building exercise”

Saul Griffiths “WA has a structural advantage in Australia with the control we have over our electricity grid in terms of incentivising communities to electrify everything. “It has to be a public-private partnership”

Saul Griffiths; “ we need government policy to help communities decarbonise” “we need incentives not penalties” “we need to replace 37 mill fossil fuel machines from our households”

Saul Griffiths; “we need to use macroeconomics to drive the energy transition” e.g solar is anti inflationary

Saul Griffiths; “EV prices are decreasing ; cheapest EV,s down from $80k to $40k. “

Saul Griffiths; we need to triple the amount of electricity to supplying electrifying our lifestyles. But Aust has great potential for renewables and storage to do this.

“42% of domestic Oz emissions are decisions we make at the kitchen table” “most of these emissions come from 5 or 6 decisions “ e.g. solar water heating , EVs etc

Saul Griffiths; “Oz gas and coal emissions overseas need to be replaced with other alternatives; renewables, electrification, green steel “etc

Saul Griffiths “we deceived ourselves” pledges of governments are not enough for 1.5 degrees C global warming (from preindustrial) ; we are tracking for high 2’s.

Saul Griffiths; helped designed US policy and legislation for decarbonising energy and the world’s biggest climate bill; US Inflation reduction act. Now back in Australia.

AgZero2030 explores soil organic carbon levels in WA. Read about it in our latest newsletter. agzero2030.org.au/blog/agzero203…

DPIRD's Jackie Bucat, Peter Rampellini, and Simon Wallwork explore carbon emissions in the latest Grains Convo podcast 🚜👩‍🌾

Grower Group Alliance

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The risks, challenges, and opportunities facing the agricultural industry on its journey to net zero have been made clear to the Federal government in our submission on the proposed Agriculture and Land Sector Plan.

Find out more on the AgZero website agzero2030.org.au/blog/challenge…