New South Wales energy minister Matt Kean took a swipe at ‘coal barons’ on Sunday after passing new laws to tackle climate change – even though coal still provides most of the state’s power.
Mr Kean boasted that his plan to encourage $32billion of private investment in renewable energy projects by 2030 was a slap in the face for ‘vested interests.’
In a tweet on Sunday morning, he wrote: ‘Those powerful vested interests – the big energy money, the coal barons, that have decided energy policy in this country for generations – now will have to face policy settings that favour […]
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