What does Chris Bowen think of all the predictions, including that of Ross Gaurnaut (of the Superpower Institute) that the Albanese government is going to fail in its bid to have 82% renewable generation power by 2032?

Bowen says he thinks the naysayers are wrong (in the broad) first and then says on Gaurnaut:

He has a different view about carbon taxes to me and the government. He’s never thought- he’s always thought that that was the right policy response. That’s not our view. It hasn’t been and won’t be. But what you asked me, Sarah, why do I think we’re dealing with strength? And again, I underline no complacency. We have to continue the effort, including on environmental approvals, working with the states, making sure that we’re all aligned and that’s an ongoing process and task. But why do I, why do I point to the strength again? Just in the last financial year, 4.4 gigawatts connected and a massive 15.7 gigawatts beginning the process, getting connection approval. That means they’re not built yet, but they are now approved to proceed. That’s a massive pipeline of investment that is coming. I’ve announced the expansion in the capacity investment scheme today because again, we’re dealing with strength. Every auction has been massively oversubscribed. We’re not dealing with weakness. We’re dealing with such a strong pipeline and an analysis of that pipeline to say these are good projects that, that stack up and can be built with the right policy environment. So, we are providing the right policy environment.

Gaurnaut believes in a carbon tax, and the Albanese government doesn’t, mostly because of old politics and it’s part of the ‘Australia can never have a serious discussion about this’ list because ‘Australia can never have a serious discussion about this’ so Labor won’t even look at it.