Greens would demand $1bn fund from Labor for 'just transition' of coal workers

Richard Di Natale says plan would be one of the first things Greens would bring up with Shorten government on climate change

The Greens would demand $1bn to help workers and communities transition away from coalmining, export and power production, making a shift to renewable energy jobs central to climate negotiations with Labor.

The Greens' "Just Transition" policy mirrors Labor's in its call for a new federal authority to manage the decline of coal jobs, but the Greens will pair a more ambitious timeline to phase out coal with demands to do more to move workers into renewable energy industries.