Victoria may extend Yallourn coal licence despite zero-emissions pledge

Environment Victoria says extending Australia's most polluting power station would pose an 'unacceptable risk' to the climate

The Victorian government is considering whether to extend the coalmining licence for Australia's most polluting power station, Yallourn, in the state's Latrobe Valley.

A spokesman for the resources minister, Tim Pallas, said the government's mining industry regulator, Earth Resources Regulation, was assessing the mine licence extension application and was expected to provide advice to the minister shortly.