Opinion: Plibersek has power to stop mega-projects of coal and gas | Tim Flannery
There is so much riding on this decision. The case could halt the progress of a number of existing coal and gas projects and possibly put a stop to future ones. Given that we need to be using every tool in the box to fix climate change, this would be like having a limitless Bunnings voucher.Minister Plibersek must heed the advice of the country’s leading scientists. She holds the power to turn around a decade of serious environmental decline and climate inaction.
The Albanese government has been keen to establish its climate credentials in its first 100 days of government and has unveiled a new and improved 2030 climate target, policy commitments on renewable energy uptake and low-emissions transport policies among other things.This change is long overdue and urgently needed. The fate of the ecosystems that sustain our unique flora and fauna, our communities and our future depends on it.
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