Environmental advocates urge state to ‘do better than 30% by 2030’, and propose doubling of current targets
Berkman said while he supported the government’s “increased ambition to expand renewable energy”, their current target would result in devastating environmental impacts, such as floods, fires and heatwaves.
“The Palaszczuk government must make good on its long-overdue promise to protect the floodplains of the Lake Eyre Basin from new oil and gas projects,” Smith said.that allowing oil and gas companies to exploit this part of the state at even a low level would make it difficult for Queensland to meet its current meagre climate targets.”
“The Queensland government owns a lot of power generation, so there’s even more opportunity to manage the transition given that they haven’t privatised like their southern neighbours,” he said.
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