Net Zero Economy Authority Would Put Energy System at Risk: Nationals MP

The authority will receive $1 billion of funding over the next decade.

Wind turbines are seen on the horizon at sunset in Albany, Western Australia, on May 19, 2024. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times

A Nationals MP has criticised the government’s Net Zero Economy Authority bill, saying it’s an “unnecessary” body that will further contribute to the destruction of the country’s energy system.

The legislation (pdf), which passed Australia’s lower house on June 4, would establish a government-funded agency to oversee the nation’s transition to a net zero economy and lowering emissions reductions.

What Does The Bill Do?

The agency will have the power to issue a “trigger notice” and involve the Fair Work Commission to protect workers when a coal-fired or gas-fired power station closes.