Country: The Commonwealth of Australia

Committee: High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

Topic: Renewable Energy

During the last decades, exponential population growth has led to an overexploitation of the limited resources that nature can offer. In Australia, 73% of the greenhouse gases released come from the energy sector and 13% only from the transport industry, showing the urge to shift the energy source in this activity. However, current policies incentivizing renewable energy have had success as in the last ten years, the energy produced renewably has tripled.

Internationally, the most specific document tackling this issue is the Global Action Agenda: Sustainable Energy For All. This document appeals to all stakeholders, creating public and private joint vent...