Urgency

Why must we act quickly?

If the government passes the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme it will, amongst other things, establish a base-line price for carbon emissions.

We know from Deutsche Bank briefings that foreign pension funds are poised to invest heavily in renewable-energy generation systems across the globe. Why? Because it makes long-term financial sense to do so. These foreign funds seek a stable democratic government and investment security in the form of a price on carbon emissions.

One may consider this a good outcome but think about it carefully.

Of course, these foreign pension funds will seek a return on their investment, a return we could keep within our own community, if only we unite now. Why pay for the retirement of foreigners rather than Australians?

We Australians, with a combined superannuation of $1.3 trillion and growing, can do this ourselves. If we fail to unite, we may forever lose ownership to foreign pension funds. Australians are smarter than that.

Australians can now unite, create the required critical mass and take ownership of this key utility, make it sustainable and gain a secure income selling renewable energy to industry forevermore.

We can all be responsible for spreading this important message to our fellow Australians before we miss this opportunity.