Scott Morrison made the claim during a national energy address, where he encouraged accelerated development of gas fields and the continued use of coal. AusPol 9News
The prime minister, who famously carried a chunk of coal into parliament, said it was vital coal remained part of Australia's energy mix."Coal will continue to play an important part of our economy for decades to come."Some environmental groups have complained Australia will need controversial "carry-over" credits from previous agreements to meet the 2030 target.
Mr Morrison also announced Australia was boosting its national fuel storage capacity to protect against "low probability, high impact events". At a minimum, this means the national stockpile of petrol and jet fuel will cover 24 days, and diesel stocks to increase from 20 to 28 days.Mr Morrison used his address to call on the gas industry to supply energy to Australia customers at cheaper prices.
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