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"The news that Queensland is set to keep its coal power stations operating for
longer is being met with despair as the state creates rising levels of
uncertainty for what was – for a brief time – the strongest market for
renewables in the country.
Treasurer David Janetzski will release the state’s five year energy roadmap on
October 10, but this week indicated that the LNP government will keep coal open
longer, following news that yet more wind projects have been “called in” by
state planning minister Jarrod Belijie after two other major wind projects had
their approvals ripped up.
The coal closure delays, and the slump in new renewable investment will almost
certainly end up with the break of the LNP’s election promise to reduce
emissions by 75 per cent in 2035, says Queensland Conservation Council
campaigner Stephanie Gray.
“Now they’re effectively walking away from that commitment to Queenslanders by
pledging that coal will be open for longer,” Gray said in a statement.
“We’re urging the Treasurer to stick to his word and reduce emissions by 75 per
cent, which means closing our ageing and increasingly unreliable coal-fired
power stations as planned.”
The state met its legislated 30 per cent emissions reduction target eight years
early in 2024, which the then-Labor government attributed to less land
clearing. It reached a 35 per cent reduction below 2005 levels earlier this
year.
It won’t be clear how the new government plans to hit any emissions target
until September 30 next year, when it releases the new
Net Zero Roadmap. It
may adjust those targets, depending on where the federal government lands with
its 2035 emissions targets."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
