Thanks to a $200m government decarbonisation fund, schools are replacing their coal boilers with more environmentally friendly options. It's our dirty little secret: as winter arrives, thousands of coal boilers switch on to warm classrooms, shops, hospitals and greenhouses growing fresh veges. Getty-Images To encourage the switch from coal boilers to renewable ones, the government could use the ETS to increase the cost of coal. Both central and local government buildings still run fossil fuel boilers – it isn't clear how many. EECA's Dr Marcos Pelenur​​ says the money won't cover all the government-owned fossil fuel boilers "but it’s a start".

Source: Stuff June 23, 2020 16:52 UTC