Chief scientist defends electricity market review against claims of political motivation
by Michael Slezak from Environment | The Guardian on (#2TH4P)
Alan Finkel insists his review was independent and says building a new coal-fired power plant would not have long-term impacts on Australia's electricity market
Australia's chief scientist, Alan Finkel, has defended his review into the electricity market against accusations its content was politically motivated.
Speaking to the press club in Canberra on Wednesday, Finkel said also if the federal government incentivised a new coal-fired power plant to be built, it would not have long-term impacts on the electricity market.
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