Australian govt -‘no plans’ to build or fund coal power, says PM Malcolm Turnbull

Malcolm Turnbull says Government has ‘no plans’ to build or fund coal power, ABC 28 Aug 17 By political reporter Henry Belot ,

Key points:

The Coalition has accepted 49 of the 50 recommendations from the Finkel Report
Barnaby Joyce, Tony Abbott among MPs wanting the CET to allow more coal power plants
PM Malcolm Turnbull says his Government has funded green energy “to a large degree”

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says his Government has no plans to build a new coal-fired power station, and he wants to resolve a fractious debate over a clean energy target (CET) by the end of the year.

After spending a day touring the Snowy Hydro Scheme, Mr Turnbull on Monday backed away from an investment that could appease some in his party room hesitant to support a clean energy target.

The Coalition has accepted 49 of 50 recommendations from Dr Alan Finkel’s report on the Australian energy market, leaving the contentious CET for more debate.

Some Coalition MPs including Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, Craig Kelly and former prime minister Tony Abbott want the target to allow for more coal power plants.

The Prime Minister was not drawn on exactly where the CET should cut in — but told ABC’s 7.30 program the Government had “no plans” to build or fund new coal-fired power stations…….http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-28/malcolm-turnbull-says-no-plans-to-build-or-fund-coal-power/885033

August 29, 2017 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, climate change - global warming, politics

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