Greens will leave no stone unturned to block government spending money on coal: Bandt
\nReferring to Energy Minister Angus Taylor’s call for proposals for the government\u2019s underwriting fund, Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt warned the government that the Greens will leave no stone unturned in efforts to block public money being spent on coal-fired power stations. Mr Bandt has introduced legislation to prohibit public money going to coal-fired power stations and flagged amendments to the government\u2019s so-called \u2018big stick\u2019 bill that would also prohibit coal-fired power stations from receiving public money.
\n\u201cIf the government wants to use this fund to prop up coal, we\u2019ll leave no stone unturned in trying to stop them,\u201d said Mr Bandt.
\n\u201cPublic money shouldn\u2019t be poured into coal at the expense of schools and hospitals.
\n\u201cI have introduced legislation, supported by Labor and the crossbench, that would block public money from going to coal.
\n\u201cIf we can\u2019t get my bill passed, we will attempt to amend the government\u2019s \u2018big stick\u2019 bill.
\n\u201cWe can\u2019t take any risks with our coal-cradling Prime Minister and the motley coal crew on the backbench.
\n\u201cThis power-sharing Parliament must act to stop the government from recklessly exposing taxpayers to huge liabilities by underwriting coal.
\n\u201cOtherwise, taxpayers will be left paying for stranded assets while climate change gets even worse.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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