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Despite heavy investment in the renewable sector, Australia remains heavily dependent on its fossil fuel economy for growth.

Such a model could greatly reduce the environmental impact of fluorine-based chemicals that play essential roles in medicine, electronics, and renewable energy systems.

Australia has poured billions of dollars into solar power, wind turbines and green manufacturing and pledged to become a renewable energy superpower.

With abundant onshore and offshore wind power, Britain is among Europe's leaders in renewable energy but still relies on natural gas for more than a third of its energy mix.

However, while the UK is one of Europe's biggest producers of renewable energy, it remains dependent on costly gas, which represents more than a third of its energy mix.