Morrison government’s carbon capture plan at crossroads as Coalition MPs raise opposition
by Paul Karp from World news | The Guardian on (#5RRXT)
Labor's support of low emissions technology fund critical as senators Matt Canavan and Gerard Rennick speak out against it
Labor has left the door open to supporting extra government funding and investment rules changes to support carbon capture and storage, as two Coalition backbench senators reveal they oppose the legislation.
Although Labor has previously blocked attempts to use the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and Australian Renewable Energy Agency to support CCS, the government's new $1bn low emissions technology fund will challenge the opposition because it is likely to have the casting vote.
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