Australian government backs coal in defiance of IPCC climate warning
by Paul Karp from Environment | The Guardian on (#40DNV)
Deputy PM Michael McCormack says policy will not change based on 'some sort of report'
The Australian government has rejected the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report's call to phase out coal power by 2050, claiming renewable energy cannot replace baseload coal power.
The deputy prime minister, Michael McCormack, said Australia should "absolutely" continue to use and exploit its coal reserves, despite the IPCC's dire warnings the world has just 12 years to avoid climate change catastrophe.
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