Queensland's Net-Zero Plan Will Not Close Any Of Its 8 Coal Plants So Something Emissions Something
Queensland’s energy minister has declared that none of the state’s eight coal-fired power stations will be closed as part of its 10-year energy transition plan, raising doubts about the government’s climate change and energy targets. Mick de Brenni said later this year he would present a plan to generate 50% of the state’s electricity from renewable energy sources, cut carbon emissions by 30% by 2030 and achieve net zero by 2050.
However, there are questions about those targets after he added that eight existing coal-fired power plants would remain open. “First, to make this really clear that as part of our vision for the future, it does not include closing down any of our coal-fired power stations,” de Brenni told a Committee for Economic Development of Australia (Ceda) lunch in Brisbane on Wednesday.
“They will continue to play a significant role in our electricity system going forward. “We have a great assemblance of skills and resources, and important connections throughout the distribution, the transmission network. “Those power stations serve as great opportunities for us to modernise the electricity system to invest into those communities, so I think there will be a real vibrance across regional Queensland because of the investment we will make.” The minister said the government would “continue to support” the coal and gas industries, as a regulator and a “market participant”.
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Queensland produced almost one-third of Australia’s 315m tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2020-21, according to the Clean Energy Regulator (CER). Almost half the state’s emissions came from coal-fired power plants, with other major sources including coalmining and oil and gas extraction.
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/may/05/queensland-commits-to-not-closing-any-coal-power-plants-under-net-zero-plan
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