{"id":408148,"date":"2025-10-14T13:22:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T11:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=408148"},"modified":"2025-10-14T13:22:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T11:22:26","slug":"aussie-green-wall-cracks-queensland-commits-to-reliable-coal-until-2046","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=408148","title":{"rendered":"Aussie Green Wall Cracks: Queensland Commits to Reliable Coal until 2046"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essay by<\/strong> Eric Worrall<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

h\/t observa<\/a>; Premier Crisafulli has upset greens by affirming Coal\u2019s place as the energy backbone of one of Australia\u2019s sunniest states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Coal-fired power stations to operate in Queensland until least 2046 as energy road map unveiled<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Rachel Stewart<\/a>
Topic: Energy Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Queensland\u2019s energy minister has announced the state\u2019s coal-fired power stations will operate until least 2046<\/strong> as he unveiled a long-awaited energy road map.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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The five-year plan lays out what role coal, gas, wind, solar, pumped hydro and battery storage will play over the long-term in Queensland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe former Labor government\u2019s decision to close coal units by 2035 regardless of their condition is officially abolished today,<\/strong>\u201d David Janetzki said on Friday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a sensible and pragmatic plan built on economics and engineering, not ideology.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The LNP has reset all of the state\u2019s coal-fired stations back to their \u201ctechnical life span end date\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Renewables, such as wind and solar, will continue be part of the state\u2019s energy mix, Mr Janetzki said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026Read more:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2025-10-10\/queensland-government-to-establish-400m-energy-fund\/105874318<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Greens were quick to respond;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Resources<\/a> \/ Media Releases<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 10, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CRISAFULLI GOVERNMENT\u2019S RECKLESS ROADMAP SIGNS QUEENSLANDERS UP FOR A MORE EXPENSIVE, UNRELIABLE, POLLUTING FUTURE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Climate Council<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Crisafulli Government\u2019s Energy Roadmap is set to sign Queenslanders up for outdated, unreliable, and expensive coal power until the 2040\u2019s \u2013 a move that threatens to drive up household bills, worsen climate pollution and put thousands of clean energy jobs at risk.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plan sits in stark contrast to projections from the Australian Energy Market Operator, which show all of Queensland\u2019s coal power stations closing by 2035.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extending the life<\/a> of Queensland\u2019s ageing coal-fired power stations and considering new gas developments flies in the face of Queensland\u2019s legislated 2035 emissions target of a 75% cut on 2005 levels, which the Crisafulli Government reaffirmed during the 2024 election less than a year ago. Extending and expanding coal and gas power stations locks in more harmful climate pollution for longer, driving more frequent and extreme weather events that harm Queenslanders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Climate Council energy expert Greg Bourne said:<\/strong> \u201cChaining Queensland to coal clunkers for 20 years is a bet against Queensland\u2019s future<\/strong>. It\u2019s bad economics, bad for the climate, and bad for Queensland households. This is a reckless plan from a government that said it would cut climate pollution and lower costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis roadmap is more of a road block to progress. Queensland\u2019s coal power stations failed 78 times last summer<\/a>, costing taxpayers billions to keep them on life support. The government is throwing good money after bad \u2013 money that should be building renewable energy and storage projects that deliver cheaper, cleaner power for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Climate Councillor Associate Professor Joel Gilmore said<\/strong>: \u201cThis plan will leave Queenslanders worse off. The evidence is clear that renewables backed by storage are the cheapest and most reliable way to power our homes and businesses. Every delay in building a cleaner energy system means higher bills and more pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe sunshine state should be leading Australia\u2019s clean energy boom, attracting investment and creating tens of thousands of regional jobs. Instead, this roadmap risks driving that investment interstate, leaving Queensland with an outdated, expensive system that is falling apart.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ENDS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information visit the Climate Council\u2019s website \u2013 <\/strong>Everything you need to know about Queensland\u2019s upcoming Energy Roadmap<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For interviews please contact the Climate Council media team on <\/strong>media@climatecouncil.org.au<\/strong><\/a> or call 0485 863 063.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Climate Council is Australia\u2019s leading community-funded climate change communications organisation. We provide authoritative, expert and evidence-based advice on climate change to journalists, policymakers, and the wider Australian community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For further information, go to: climatecouncil.org.au<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or follow us on social media: facebook.com\/climatecouncil<\/a> and twitter.com\/climatecounci<\/a>Source: https:\/\/www.climatecouncil.org.au\/resources\/crisafulli-governments-reckless-roadmap\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The good news is this move to protect Queensland coal from the green madness will shield Queensland to an extent from the renewable follies of other states. The bad news is that protection is incomplete \u2013 those same renewable heavy states keep driving up energy prices in Queensland, whenever other states\u2019 unreliables crumble under the strain of having to provide energy when it is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From June this year;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018Bailing out bad decisions\u2019: Queensland slams Victoria over gas supply<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

James Hall<\/a>, Angela Macdonald-Smith<\/a><\/strong> and Sumeyya Ilanbey<\/a><\/strong>
Jun 13, 2025 \u2013 5.55pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Victoria cannot rely on pulling more gas from Queensland to shore up an energy system pushed to the edge by a cascading set of breakdowns and concerns over the reliability of renewables, with the pipeline flowing south already at full capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Queensland\u2019s Liberal-National government remains staunchly opposed to further propping up the southern state\u2019s energy grid, saying it doesn\u2019t have the gas supply capacity to keep \u201cbailing out Victoria\u2019s bad decisions\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cQueenslanders should not be penalised over unscientific decisions down south that favour ideology over economics and engineering,<\/strong>\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t have the pipeline capacity to keep bailing out Victoria\u2019s bad decisions<\/strong>. The solution to the southern state gas crisis is for the southern states to develop their gas reserves. We\u2019re not asking them to do anything we haven\u2019t done ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026Read more (paywalled):\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.afr.com\/policy\/energy-and-climate\/bailing-out-bad-decisions-queensland-slams-victoria-over-gas-supply-20250613-p5m762<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Despite this encouraging step towards energy sanity, I don\u2019t imagine this move will stir much enthusiasm for new Aussie coal plant investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no guarantee the new 2046 target will stick \u2013 the 2035 target could be restored by a future Queensland administration. And anyone seeking to invest in coal would also have to contend with our radical green federal government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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