RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES – GOVERNMENT POLICY – QUEENSLAND

LNP leader prepares state for a greener future without coal

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Original article by Jared Owens
The Australian – Page: 6 : 14-Jun-18

Queensland’s Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington says the state must embrace clean and reliable energy sources. She will commit to a policy of requiring state-owned electricity companies to invest in renewable energy generation if the Liberal-National Party wins the next election. The LNP previously supported coal-fired power generation under Frecklington’s predecessor Tim Nicholls, who stepped down after losing the 2017 election.

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LIBERAL-NATIONAL PARTY OF QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND SCIENCE, ONE NATION PARTY, STANWELL CORPORATION LIMITED

Qld targets zero carbon emissions by 2050

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Original article by Mark Ludlow
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 8 : 12-Jul-17

The Queensland Government has set a target date of 2050 for the state to become carbon neutral. As part of this strategy, the Government wants the state’s carbon emissions to be 30 per cent lower than 2005 levels by 2030. It has previously set a target date of 2030 for renewable energy to comprise 50 per cent of the state’s electric power generation by 2030, compared with just seven per cent at present.

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QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET, QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE PROTECTION

Qld urged to ditch 50pc energy target

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Original article by Mark Ludlow
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 6 : 11-Jan-17

The Queensland Resources Council says the State Government should reconsider its policy of lifting renewable sources’ share of power generation from just seven per cent to 50 per cent by 2030. It argues that the focus should be on setting an appropriate target for renewables which ensures that there is no rise in electricity prices for retail customers. The QRC has also raised doubts about the number of jobs that the renewable energy industry is likely to generate.

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QUEENSLAND RESOURCES COUNCIL LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN ENERGY COUNCIL, MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED – ASX MQG, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY