Labor would retire coal-fired power plants and never fund new ones under recommendations from a Senate committee to be released on Monday, forcing thousands of workers to transition into new jobs while pushing towards and emissions intensity scheme.
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| French energy major Engie closed down the Hazelwood coal-fired power station in Morwell. |
The recommendations, contained within a Labor-steered Senate select committee draft report into electricity resilience, have been "fundamentally rejected" by the Coalition as part of "a report that is so biased that it could have been written before the inquiry even commenced”.
The committee recommended the government "stop providing public financing for new coal-fired power plants, noting such public support would not represent value for taxpayer money, violate notions of competitive neutrality and would not be consistent with meeting international emission reduction objectives”.
The recommendations made by Labor senators Jenny McAllister, Alex Gallacher and Anne Urquhart mark a shift within Labor ranks over the future of coal-fired plants after a March committee stopped short of calling for an outright halt to public funds, noting "that coal-fired power generation will continue to play a significant role over the coming decades".
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