‘Shortsighted’ Environment Minister hits out at Queensland Premier
Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt said that Queensland could call power bills by criticizing the “narrow -minded” approach to renewable energy projects.
Last week, Queensland Prime Minister David Crisafulli passed a new legislation that strengthened communities to prevent renewable energy projects built in state forests.
The Movement directly resisted the former workers’ government’s Forestry Farm Development Laws and effectively ended a proposed wind farm in Gympie, southeast of the state, giving power to 500,000 homes.
A wind farm of $ 1 billion planned for Central Queensland was scrapped in May after the state government rejected the application for development.
Senator Watt, Brisbane, a renewable energy conference, the state government cancel the development of forest wind threatening the industry and economic growth, he said.
“Such narrow -minded decisions make it difficult for the Queensland government to reduce power bills or achieve its own emission reduction goals, Sun
“At the same time, while sending a message to investors who do not want Queensland’s jobs, it endangers the cleaner energy -based energy to provide power to the future of Queenslanders, who works in the heavy industry.”
Senator Watt said he aims to reform federal environmental laws to make renewable energy projects more efficient.
“For the renewable energy sector, it means yes and faster for the renewable energy sector, while it provides carefully managed community and environmental concerns about potential projects,” he said.
“We are looking at certain measures to build more houses and accelerate the presentation of renewable energy projects. Such a measure is the increase in the use of regional planning.”
This “Regional Planning” model will shift projects to the determination of high environmental sensitivity areas that should not be developed from being evaluated as individuals.
Senator Watt, “This approach-‘go ‘and’ go no ‘regions to determine, in various regions of the prominent-off project-project development will shift to effective planning for our environment and sustainable development,” he said.
“Individuals can have a minimum effect on the national environment, but combined effects may cause significant long -term damage.
“Now it is time to take this to the next level not only to provide certainty for communities and industry, but also to protect the environment better and to achieve our renewable energy goals.”
