Deputy PM Michael McCormack says policy will not change based on ‘some sort of report’The Australian government has rejected the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report’s call to phase out coal power by 2050,claiming renewable energy cannot replace baseload coal power.The deputy prime minister, Michael McCormack, and said Australia should “absolutely” continue to use and exploit its coal reserves,despite the IPCC’s dire warnings the world has just 12 years to avoid climate change catastrophe. Related: World leaders 'occupy moral obligation to act' after UN climate report Related: The IPCC global warming report spares politicians the worst details | Bob Ward Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com