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"The chair of the Climate Change Authority, Matt Kean, has hit back over an
opposition suggestion that his criticism of its nuclear energy proposal could
lead to him being sacked if the Coalition wins government.
Kean said the shadow climate change and energy minister, Ted O’Brien, should
explain if a Peter Dutton-led government would seek retribution on the
authority’s expert staff that prepared the nuclear report.
“I’m not going to be bullied or silenced for standing up for the science and
the evidence by Ted O’Brien or anyone,” Kean, a former New South Wales Liberal
energy minister, told
Guardian Australia. “Nor will the reality of climate
change be bullied or silenced by political pressure.
“My job is to continue to provide frank and fearless advice, even if that’s
uncomfortable, in the interest for climate policy and the interests of the
nation.”
Released on Monday, the authority report suggested the Coalition’s plans to
slow down the rollout of renewable energy, extend the life of coal-fired plants
and eventually build taxpayer-funded nuclear reactors would release an extra
2bn tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2050.
The opposition said the authority should instead be concentrating on delivering
advice to the government on a 2035 emissions reduction target, which was
expected by February but has been delayed. Government officials this week said
it would be delivered to the UN by September."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
