BY ERIN CONSTABLE 

Environment Victoria has announced it will lobby all major parties during the state election campaign, with its primary focus on achieving 100 per cent clean energy for the state.

Environment Victoria is a registered charity. Its fundraising efforts are designed to protect the environment.

Policy and Advocacy manager for Environment Victoria Bronya Lipski said the importance of the November election was to instigate change to create a more sustainable society.

“We are taking a blood, sweat and tears approach,” she said.

The three main objectives of the campaign will be to have all Victorian households powered with 100 per cent clean energy, to upgrade Victoria’s electricity network, and to ramp up training for clean energy jobs.

Ms Lipski said the government Victorians elect on November 26 will face a time pressure to achieve these objectives.

“This 2022-2026 term is the last chance we have to start implementing what we need, to get to 100 percent renewable energy by 2030,” she said.

Environment Victoria chief executive officer Jono La Nauze said he was setting clear goals, to ensure no one in Victoria was left behind by these objectives.

“We want to make sure everyone enjoys the benefits of this transition,” Mr La Nauze said.

Environment Victoria pressures policymakers to meet the organisation’s desired objectives.

“We cannot meet this challenge without governments,” Mr La Nauze said.

This was apparent in the 2022 Federal election with climate change a main focus.

Mr La Nauze said the federal election was “the proof that voters want the government to deliver more [on climate policy]”.

For the looming state election, Environment Victoria is hoping for a more progressive climate policy. It is still unclear whether the parties will support its goals.

The Victorian Liberals and Nationals have proposed plans to move in the opposite direction of these goals, with policy to expand and develop natural gas exploration in order to lower cost of living for Victorians.

Both Labor and the Liberal Party have so far vowed to halve emissions by 2030. The Liberal Party has adopted a target of net zero emissions by 2050.