Four Corners: June 10

Four Corners report “Wind Wars” looks to renewable energy and the divisions over wind farms in Australia.

“We often say that the climate wars are over, but I’m not sure they are … They have a new focus and that’s renewable energy.”

Wind power is essential for Australia to meet its green energy targets — but we’re not even halfway there and the issue is becoming increasingly politicised.

A new climate battle is now raging, pitting nature conservation against wind farms. It’s fracturing communities and leading to old enemies forming new alliances.

Four Corners reporter Angus Grigg travels to a community where an ambitious proposal to build a wind farm is dividing residents.

In another community he meets the climate change denier and environmentalist who are teaming up, and he investigates the next frontier for clean energy — giant wind turbines offshore.

8.30pm on Monday 10 June on ABC