The Queensland government’s watering down of its climate commitments has compromised Labor’s emissions reduction plans, with experts warning a slower energy transition in one of Australia’s most coal-dependent states would probably push the ambitious national renewables goal out of reach.

Queensland Energy Minister David Janetzki on Tuesday announced the Crisafulli government would repeal the state’s legislated emissions reduction targets and extend the planned closure dates of its fleet of government-owned coal-fired power stations.