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Calls for co-ordination across the energy sector to seize clean energy opportunities across Central Queensland came from stakeholders at the final day of the Energy Futures Summit.
Community conversation to broaden the understanding of the transformation of the energy sector was regarded as an important step in taking advantage of the opportunities on offer.
Central Queensland University Gladstone played host to 150 stakeholders, who discussed what needed to be done to manage the energy transformation, to better prepare the region and take advantage of economic opportunities, like green hydrogen. Discussions at the Energy Futures Summit at Central Queensland University Gladstone on April 22, 2021. Picture: contributed
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âItâs fascinating that the Morrison government should attempt to disinter the Climate Change Authority â which has been a zombie organisation for several years â but itâs brought it back to oversee its retro greenhouse gas policy,â he said.
âI donât think it will have any credibility at all other than with the crypto deniers within the government.â
Economist John Quiggin, another former member of the authority, said the appointments were âdisappointing but unsurprisingâ.
He claimed that after trying but failing to abolish the authority when Tony Abbott was prime minister, the government had effectively achieved its goal by âappointing representatives of the leading opponents of effective climate actionâ.
New focus on climate change adaptation but no sign of 2050 emissions commitment
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Environment Minister Sussan Ley announced Australia was joining international climate adaptation efforts.
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Australia is joining international efforts to prepare for a changing climate ahead of the UN climate change conference in Glasgow later this year, but critics are still demanding it makes new commitments to reduce emissions.
Key points:
Australia is making international commitments to help prepare the planet for climate change
It has made a 2030 commitment to reduce carbon emissions by 26 per cent on 2005 levels
Over 100 countries have made commitments to achieve net zero emissions by 2050