Minerals Council steps up coal advocacy despite BHP call for neutrality
by Michael Slezak from Environment | The Guardian on (#3E0Z4)
MCA publicises report asking governments to commit similar resources to carbon capture and storage as to renewables
The Minerals Council of Australia has stepped up its advocacy for coal power in spite of its biggest member, BHP, saying it will leave the group unless it shifts its stance to become technology-neutral.
On Tuesday the MCA publicised a report by the Coal Industry Advisory Board that called for governments to commit similar resources to carbon capture and storage as they do to renewable energy.
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