Prime minister says if Australia didn’t export coal there would be ‘replacement coal from other countries that’s likely to produce higher emissions’
Anthony Albanese says Labor will not support a moratorium on fossil fuel projects because doing so would have a “devastating impact on the Australian economy”.
When it was put to the prime minister that failing to stop fossil fuel exports would ultimately mean an increase in greenhouse emissions that would make it hard to contain global heating to 1.5C, Albanese said: “That’s not right.
Albanese’s comments on the ABC followed the ceremonial opening of the 47th parliament on Tuesday and a run of first speeches from new MPs. The minister pointed to recent comments from the environment minister, Tanya Plibersek. Last week, Plibersek did not rule out making that change, but she signalled the government would probably followin a 2020 review of the act. Samuel argued climate impacts of developments could be addressed in other ways.
Asked if a “climate trigger” might suffice given Labor had no electoral mandate for a moratorium, Bandt acknowledged that was one of a “variety of ways” to deal with the problem, along with improving the safeguards mechanism, which Labor will ramp up to drive emissions reductions from heavy polluters.
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