Renewable energy means 'less manufacturing and fewer jobs'

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Sky News Host Peta Credlin says rather than admitting "renewable energy means less manufacturing and fewer jobs", governments have tried to have it both ways, as the future of Whyalla Steelworks is in doubt.

"In South Australia, the debt-driven business empire of an Indian-born British businessman is now teetering on the brink, with both the South Australian and Morrison Governments considering some sort of bailout for the Whyalla steelworks," she said.

"Businessman, Sanjeev Gupta, bought five years ago with the sales pitch of making so-called "green steel" or steel from renewable energy.

"For a whole lot of economic and national security reasons, it's important that Australia continues to make steel, and the Whyalla plant, while much smaller than Port Kembla on the NSW coast, is our only producer of rail lines, and a big source of the steel used in construction.

"Unfortunately, Australian governments – state and federal – have consistently ignored the vast ramifications, for manufacturing in this country, of the drive to make our power supply emissions-free, rather than affordable and reliable.

"Yet instead of honestly facing the fact that more renewable energy means less manufacturing and fewer jobs, governments have tried to have it both ways.

"For a government desperate to get back onto the issues that matter – this is a no-brainer."

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