AGL and Origin energy argued for the renewable energy target to be slashed, now they’re spruiking their green credentials – breathtaking hypocrisy

Welcome to the post-Renewable Energy Target (RET) twilight zone, where Australia’s biggest polluters are also apparently its biggest champions of renewable energy.

But don’t bother looking out your plane window for a gremlin on the wing – this is just the topsy-turvy world of today’s Australian energy market, where some of our biggest power companies have decided they’d rather sell spin than cleaner energy.

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