What you said about Qld LNP’s support for Labor’s emissions targets

Queensland’s Opposition will support the ambitious emissions reduction target – but many across the state aren’t so keen.

Queensland’s Opposition will support the ambitious emissions reduction target – but many across the state aren’t so keen.

Premier Steven Miles in March 2024 unveiled the government’s Clean Economy Jobs Bill to assist industries in the energy transition and set in law an emissions reduction target of 75 per cent on 2005 levels by 2035.

While the Bill was intended to lay out his government’s priorities and challenge the LNP on its views on climate change, Opposition environment spokesman Sam O’Connor revealed on April 17 his party would support the laws.

The Gold Coast MP flagged amendments the LNP would outline later in the day, but the confirmation was a significant move ahead of the October state election and revealing of the party’s position on the contentious issue.

Mr O’Connor said there were enormous global economic opportunities available if the transition was successfully adopted, citing data that investment in the low-carbon energy transition surged 17 per cent in 2023.

The progressive LNP member said the commitment also transcends economic arguments, outlining his concern about the threat of climate change and “our state’s unique and precious biodiversity”.

News of the support raised alarm bells for some readers, who questioned why the LNP needed to make the stance.

“Dumb decision to come out in support when they could have just shut up,” Nerida wrote.

However DarylS was on board.

“Some excellent news. Indicates that they are thinking, not just reacting,” he wrote.

See what you had to say below and join the conversation >>>

WHAT YOU SAID

Jump ship

Timothy

One Nation gets my vote then

Anthony

Well that's them lost my vote, will need to vote informal.

Bryan Bray

The LNP can’t win government at any level of government by ‘Livin’ In The 70s’. We all loved The Sullivans, VHS videos and Holden Kingswoods but no-one under 50 goes along with all the denial bs anymore.

John

Do they not understand that the majority of normal Queenslanders don’t want this

What a mess

MrBiggles

Peter Dutton wants nuclear. Labor will run a scare campaign so the LNP agrees with their framework so to speak. When they get elected, they will probably announce the only way to get there is with nuclear and/or gas.

Pedro the elder

The country is working towards the Net Zero by 2050. Why are all of these sub targets being bandied around. Some as soon as 2025 which simple seems to be used as justification for certain projects. Deal being done in the background at our expense.

setiwan

It’s either a gigantic wokespiracy or the reality of the future.

Nerida

Dumb decision to come out in support when they could have just shut up.

Brian

Complete madness. Get your own policy up that won’t send us broke. We NEED CHEAP energy, not green nonsense.

Opposition environment spokesman Sam O’Connor

Another Labor blunder

Dave

Once the LNP see the $188 billion budget blowout which will realistically hit $200 billion if real costings are done on Labor’s big ticket items, they will have to rethink the value for $ for Labor’s madness.

Reg Rejected

Come on LNP, don’t follow the Scomo playbook. Make a decision different from Labor/Green Alliance. People have got to have two alternatives. God help us!

PJ

When will the conservative side of Politics ever learn?

Do not try and imitate the left when it comes to woke issues.

Sounds good to me

DarylS

Some excellent news. Indicates that they are thinking, not just reacting.

I’m Left, but I’m Always Right.

The noisy minority has to finally wake up to the fact that renewables under Labor policy is the path forward.

Originally published as What you said about Qld LNP’s support for Labor’s emissions targets