7 April 2021
NSW energy minister Matt Kean has said that he had lost the support of his NSW coalition colleagues for the appointment of Turnbull to chair the Net Zero Emissions and Clean Economy Board and was therefore forced to back out of making the appointment.
Speaking to ABC Radio National on Wednesday, Kean said that he needed to ensure that whoever led the zero emissions advisory board would have widespread support across the community.
“What became apparent in the last week is that some sections of the community that we needed to bring on this journey were alienated by this decision,” Kean told ABC Radio National.