Trent Zimmerman and Dave Sharma speak out as Simon Birmingham acknowledges Coalition has already signed up to net zero emissions target
Two moderate Liberals have declared the Morrison government should not underwrite a new coal-fired power station, as the trade minister Simon Birmingham has acknowledged the Coalition has already signed up to a net zero carbon emissions target “for the world” by 2050.
The government’s decision on Saturday to unveil a $4m feasibility study with Shine Energy into a proposed coal-fired power plant at Collinsville has reopened the Coalition’s rolling internal debate over climate action, with Sydney Liberals Trent Zimmerman and Dave Sharma arguing on Monday the federal government should not back new coal plants in Australia.
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