The Coalition maintains new coal-fired power stations could form part of Australia's future energy plan. All the day's events, live 9.51pm BST Sometimes it can feel like groundhog day as I read the headlines.Today, with energy once again front and centre, feels like one of those days.The energy minister, Angus Taylor, has signalled the Australian government could indemnify new power generation projects against the future risk of a carbon price, and says it could also support the retrofitting of existing coal plants.In an interview with Guardian Australia, the man dubbed the "minister for getting power prices down" by the prime minister, Scott Morrison, has also committed to keeping current subsidies for households and businesses to install renewable energy technology like solar panels until 2030, and insists Australia's electricity sector will reduce emissions by 26% on 2005 levels in "the early 2020s". Continue reading...
Coal still on the agenda as energy battle continues - politics live
23. října 2018 23:00
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Zdroj: The Guardian