A peak solar energy body is threatening to sue the Australian government for allowing its renewable agency to bankroll fossil fuel projects backed by carbon capture and storage (CCS). The Smart Energy Council has accused the government of forcing the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to contradict its very purpose after legislation passed this week granting it the power to fund coal and gas alongside CCS. “This has been an ideological attack from the outset, and you’ve just got to call it for what it is,” Smart Energy Council chief executive John Grimes told the Australian Associated Press. “It contravenes the Act; the Act is really clear about the definition of renewable energy,” Grimes said. Section 8A of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency Act 2011 outlines that ARENA is to provide financial assistance for research, development, and deployment of renewable energy technologies. Grimes suggested that the possible breach in definitions …