Australia’s biggest industrial players are focusing on climate solutions – why isn’t the political debate? | Temperature Check

Tomago Aluminium previously said shifting away from coal could lead to blackouts - now it's publicly embracing renewables in the middle of an election campaign

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One of the most striking statements on climate change during the election campaign has come from an unlikely source - the owner of the country's most power-hungry industrial plant.

Tomago Aluminium, near Newcastle, consumes about 11% of all power generation in New South Wales. For years, its management has warned about the economic impact of policies to cut Australia's greenhouse gas emissions.