Energy plan will weaken renewables agency, experts warn

Sally Whyte
September 18 2020 - 7:45am
Solar doesn't need subsidies, the government says. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Solar doesn't need subsidies, the government says. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

The government's plan to expand the remit of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to include carbon capture and use, carbon sequestration and hydrogen has been met with suspicion in some quarters, with the Greens promising to block the legislation in the Senate.

Sally Whyte

Sally Whyte

Federal Politics Reporter

I report on a range of issues in federal politics and the public service, with a real passion for how decisions made in Canberra affect the lives of Australians.

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