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Leaflet of the australian Socialist Alliance distributed at the "switch off Hazelwood'' power station protest in Victoria on September 12 and 13, attended by more than 300 people.

The transition from a fossil fuel dependent society to renewable energy is perhaps the most urgent question facing humanity. The public debate about climate change has shifted from a discussion about the reality of global warming to a discussion focused on how to transition to renewable energy.

In large part the debate has focused on using a price signal to shift private investment from carbon-intensive industries to renewables. While a variety of schemes are being argued about the logic is the same – by making carbon-intensive economic activity more expensive private investment will shift into the green economy. “Green jobs”, it is argued, will be a product of this new investment and will replace jobs lost in industries like coal-fired power.

www.socialist-alliance.org