Labor and the Greens got the government’s
first attempt to introduce similar regulations disallowed in June. However, they were helped by One Nation leader Pauline Hanson’s absence from the vote, which proved decisive.
The shadow minister for climate change and energy, Chris Bowen, said Labor would support new safeguards on the implementation of 2020 Budget measures in the revised regulations, but voiced opposition to one section in particular.
Fossil fuels are now begging for public handouts to stay afloat, but public money should go to renewables instead.
Greens Leader Adam Bandt
This is the section that would allow Arena funding to be used for blue hydrogen which is produced using fossil fuels and CCS projects.