The former CEO of Snowy Hydro, Australia’s largest renewable energy provider, has criticized the Albanese Labor government’s green energy policies. Paul Broad claims that the government won’t achieve its goal of producing 82 percent of the country’s energy from renewable sources by 2030. He asserts that the transition is not viable and will take 80 years, not eight, if it ever occurs. Broad questions the rush to close a coal-fired power plant, Liddell, without viable alternatives. He also challenges the Albanese government’s plan to use green hydrogen to produce power at the Kurri Kurri gas plant, saying that it won’t be available in sufficient quantities for another 10, 20 years. Labor Energy Minister Chris Bowen defended his policies, including the $20 billion Rewiring the Nation policy, which would underwrite transmission lines to connect renewable energy projects to the grid. He also cited incentives to invest in storage projects and his new Net Zero Authority, which would help workers transition to new jobs of the future. However, there are still concerns about the cost and challenges of pursuing net-zero, such as rising costs of wind turbines and metals, mounting concerns over transmission infrastructure, and skyrocketing Australian wholesale power prices.