English billionaire Sir Richard Branson has called on Australia to become a world leader in the renewable energy space, saying that "if you do the right thing, you'll find in the years to come you'll get the benefits".
As NSW braces itself for one of the worst days of bushfires ever recorded, the Virgin Group founder spoke about its connection to climate change on Tuesday morning in Sydney.
As 'unprecedented' bushfires threaten NSW, Richard Branson has called on Australia to become a world leader in the renewable energy space.CREDIT:BLOOMBERG
"I'm afraid that Australia must stop selling coal overseas to China and it must stop using coal in Australia," he told the Herald. "It is the most damaging thing that it can do."
"I would suggest the Australian government create a revolution in clean energy, which can create thousands more jobs than coal could ever produce."
