Coal war threatens climate policy breakthrough
Phillip CooreyPolitical editor
Liberal Party conservatives are demanding Malcolm Turnbull allow so-called clean coal to qualify as a low emissions fuel and be eligible for incentives if he wants party room support to implement a Clean Energy Target.
The moves put hopes of bipartisan support for the Finkel review and an end to the climate wars in doubt because Labor, which is prepared to drop its support for a more robust emissions intensity scheme and negotiate a CET, will not back the coal demand.
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Phillip Coorey is the political editor based in Canberra. He is a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence. Connect with Phillip on Facebook and Twitter. Email Phillip at pcoorey@afr.com
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