Report by Deloitte warns biggest risk to jobs in the state is a carbon-fuelled economy
to get Queensland off coal domestically and set us up to be a renewable energy powerhouse”.“The [Deloitte] report is unequivocal that Queensland must rapidly decarbonise and play a constructive role in the global effort to get off coal and gas. If that happens, Queensland will have a thriving future.”
The state’s resources minister, Scott Stewart, said there was “still a future for coal in Queensland”, particularly metallurgical coal to make steel. “The resources sector is guided by the policy frameworks of state, federal and international governments in meeting the current high demand for our coal and gas,” he said.
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