Electric Trike#Queensland parliament has voted to kill its legislated #renewables targets, despite a last-minute attempt to rename it the “Propping Up #Coal and Delaying Renewables Amendment Act 2025”.
The bill also repeals a development approval for a #windfarm near #Gympie, the Forest windfarm. It replaces Labor’s targets with the #LNP’s energy policy, which would extend the operation of the state’s government-owned coal generators past their planned closure dates.
Maiwar MP #MichaelBerkman moved amendments to rename the bill, saying the government was “pouring literally billions of dollars into propping up ageing coal-fired #powerstations, keeping them on life support potentially beyond 2050”:
“The LNP is pitching their roadmap as pragmatism but I am pretty sure pouring billions more taxpayer dollars into keeping ageing #coalfiredpowerstations open for longer while delaying the #transition to renewable energy is not pragmatism, it is plain stupidity.”
During debate, assistant minister #BrysonHead [Dick to those who know him] told the parliament that he loved coal and accused #Labor and the #Greens of “propping up renewables”.
“The beauty about our plan is that the cheapest form of power will ultimately win … the beauty about a free market is that the cheapest and best value good always wins,” he said.
Berkman’s amendment was shot down and the bill passed just before 9.30pm, both on party lines.
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