How The Elite Profit Off The Renewable Energy Transition | Aidan Morrison
May 1, 2026
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as posted by the channelThe economics of renewable energy don't add up, and the people closest to the transition know it.
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In this clip, Aidan Morrison breaks down how billions in subsidies and regulatory mandates are enriching corporate insiders and foreign capital while consumers foot the bill. From the collapse of Julie Gillard's HMC Capital energy fund to the hidden costs of grid stabilisation, this is what the clean energy lobby won't tell you.
Aidan Morrison is a leading researcher into Energy Systems and currently the Director of Energy Research at the Centre for Independent Studies. In 2023 he exposed how the famous CSIRO report “GenCost” excluded vast costs required to integrate and firm renewables by treating them as “sunk” costs. In 2024 he was amongst the strongest voices calling for nuclear energy in Australia and was a leading critic of the ‘Integrated System Plan’ (or ISP): Australia’s blue-print for a transition to an energy system dominated by wind and solar.
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