Cane’s Potential in Renewable Energy Mix Being Overlooked: Farm Industry Leader

Russell Hall says there is a lack of engagement between political leaders and the farming sector.
Cane’s Potential in Renewable Energy Mix Being Overlooked: Farm Industry Leader
Sugarcane fields pictured outside the Queensland town of Ayr in Australia on March 30, 2017. Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images
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BRISBANE, Australia—The lead representative for Queensland’s sugar cane industry has questioned whether the full cost of the net zero transition has been accounted for.

Russell Hall, president of the cane sector with Agforce—the state’s peak agriculture representative body—said the government was overly focused on wind and solar, but did not take into account the advantages of readily available natural resources.

Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.
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