Article 667VF Queensland faces ‘significant’ wellbeing decline if it doesn’t quickly transition to renewables, report says

Queensland faces ‘significant’ wellbeing decline if it doesn’t quickly transition to renewables, report says

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Joe Hinchliffe
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Deloitte warns that the biggest risk to jobs in the state is a carbon-fuelled economy

A Queensland government-commissioned report by Deloitte says there could be significant" declines in wellbeing, assets left stranded and a stagnating economy if the state doesn't quickly transition to renewables.

The report by the global accounting giant, obtained under the state's right to information regime, also suggests Queensland could have a bright economic future should it rapidly decarbonise in coordination with the rest of the world.

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