ELECTION 2020: Labour matches Greens on earlier renewable target

ELECTION 2020: Labour matches Greens on earlier renewable target
Gavin Evans
A Labour-Green government appears determined to bring forward its renewable generation target to 2030, despite the $4 billion-plus price tag for a pumped hydro scheme it considers a key part of the plan.Bringing forward the 100 percent renewable generation target by five years from 2035 aligns precisely with the policy the Green Party announced in July.The Labour Party also today said it would restore a ban on baseload gas-fired generation – another match of Green Party policy. No power companies are planning to build baseload gas-fired p...

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