The Andrews’ Labor Government’s Record on Coal and Gas | Ellen Sandell State MP for Melbourne
Ellen Sandell MP speaking on the Labor Government’s record on coal and gas in Victoria.
This Labor government has extended the licences of our two most polluting coal plants — out to 2032 and 2048. That is well beyond the time scientists tell us we need to absolutely stop burning coal and keep it in the ground if we are to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. This Labor government gave $50 million of our taxpayer money — Victorians’ money — to a dodgy brown coal project to try to turn brown coal into hydrogen, for very, very little energy but a lot of new pollution. This Labor government has publicly declared in this chamber their support for a monster gas import ship at Crib Point in Western Port Bay, bringing in dirty fossil fuels through a Ramsar wetland. This Labor government made the decision to open up our western coastline to gas drilling. This is a fossil fuel that is dangerous to drill and dangerous to burn. And this Labor government has refused to support a permanent ban on all onshore gas drilling across our farmland and our environment.
It is a pretty sad record, I have to say. It is a pretty disappointing record if you are someone who actually cares about the future of this planet and our children’s future and our grandchildren’s future.
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