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Resources Minister backs new coal plant as Labor reconsiders climate policy, Brisbane Times . By David Crowe
May 29, 2019 A new coal-fired power station is back on the federal government’s agenda in the wake of its election victory, with ministers supporting a major project in Queensland despite calls from environmentalists to accelerate the shift to renewable energy.Resources Minister Matt Canavan is backing the new power station proposal and pointing to the Coalition’s strong vote in his home state of Queensland to warn off critics from southern states who want to halt the project…….

The message comes as Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese embarks on a “listening tour” of Queensland and prepares to reconsider party policy on climate change.

The move also sets up a clash with the environmental movement over the Adani coal mine in Queensland and the Narrabri gas field in northern NSW, which Senator Canavan likened to “NSW’s Adani” because its approval has taken so long……..

Emboldened by their election victory, government ministers are challenging Labor to rethink its policies on the Adani mine, coal-fired power, a 45 per cent target to reduce emissions and the mechanism to be used to meet that target.

One day after Energy Minister Angus Taylor claimed an election mandate for the government’s 26 per cent target to reduce emissions, Senator Canavan claimed a mandate for coal-fired power……..

“And the truth is that no one that I’m aware of in terms of any investor, in spite of the government’s rhetoric over the last two terms, no investor has come forward saying I want to put my money into investing in a coal-fired power station.” ……..https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/federal/resources-minister-backs-new-coal-plant-as-labor-reconsiders-climate-policy-20190528-p51s31.html