Sky News documentary ‘Real Cost of Net Zero’ fails to live up to its hubris, with viewers paying the price | Temperature Check

Chris Uhlmann says power costs are soaring while renewables are falling short, but do the pair have anything in common?

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What is “The Real Cost of Net Zero” asked political journalist Chris Uhlmann this week, after weeks of trailing his new documentary on Sky News Australia.

Uhlmann is no fan of Australia’s shift to renewables, and in a preview published in the Australian said politicians and governments “pushing ambitious renewables targets” were “breathtakingly, stunningly energy illiterate.”

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Graham Readfearn is Guardian Australia’s environment and climate correspondent