‘Be realistic’: contentious wind farm gets green light
After saying that the Federal Environment Minister should be “realistic ında about the renewable energy needs of Australia, a long -standing and controversial wind farm project was approved.
After being stuck in the political purgatory for eight years, the agency of Australia 100 turbine offers for Robbins Island in Tasmania Finally, green light was given.
For a long time, it has been the subject of the opposition of environmentalists who have created concerns about the impact on local wildlife.
However, Environmental Minister Murray Watt insisted that he hit the balance between the need and powerful environmental protections for the more renewable project.
“It is important that the fans do the right thing and consult their communities, but we must be realistic about the needs of our country for this renewable energy,” he said to journalists in Canberra.
According to the minister, the wind farm is expected to provide power of 422,000 houses and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 3.4 million tons a year.
Environmental defenders continue to increase the concerns that the project may even force more critical migratory orange parrots.
As part of the proposal, there are also concern to build a bridge on the island, as it will expose healthy Tazmanian demons to a deadly facial tumor disease that destroys two -thirds of the species population in the last thirty years.
Bob Bob Brown Foundation boss and former Green politician Christine Milne said, ız The proposal that we deleted biological diversity for the sake of renewable energy to the motherland… It is ridiculous.
The workers’ government applied conditions to reduce some of these concerns, including obstacles to prevent financing and motherland Tasmanian demons from transmitting tumor disease for an orange -made parrot protection program.
No wind turbine or any other infrastructure cannot be built on one kilometer of the Tasmania Kama -tailed eagle nest.
The construction of the $ 3 billion development is expected to begin in 2031 and will support 350 direct business as well as 50 ongoing operational business.
Autralia said Australia, a step in the right direction.
“Decision, large, complex projects can be given in a responsible way, balance the general effects and maintain biological diversity, and can be provided with clean energy to address climate change, Dav said David Pollington, General Manager of Australia.
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