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Zac Crellin

Australia has undergone the world’s second-largest shift to solar and wind in recent years

Australia now has the highest proportion of solar electricity generation of any major country. Photo: TND

The budget might not have included any new funding for renewable energy, but Australia has nonetheless taken strides in solar and wind generation in recent years.

Australia underwent the second-biggest shift to solar and wind of any country in the world – after the Netherlands – between 2019 and 2021, according to a global electricity review by independent energy think tank Ember.

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