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Coalition vows to 'take a chainsaw' to climate laws, offshore wind

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  • The Coalition would cancel offshore wind zones, scrap climate laws for heavy industry and car makers, and attempt to lift the ban on nuclear if it wins power.
  • Shadow Energy Minister Dan Tehan said revoking the offshore wind zones along the Hunter, Illawarra, Southern Ocean and Bunbury coasts would be part of an eight-point plan to unpick Australia's climate policies.
  • The Coalition would also attempt to lift the prohibition on nuclear power — though that would need laws to be passed by the Senate, where there is no chance for the Coalition to win support without either Labor or the Greens changing positions on nuclear energy.
  • While the Coalition says Australia should have "energy abundance", it has vowed to cancel most of the declared offshore wind zones which have been opened for potential investment.

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The Coalition would cancel offshore wind zones, scrap climate laws for heavy industry and car makers, and attempt to lift the ban on nuclear if it wins power.

The Coalition has vowed to abolish most of Australia's "offshore wind zones" if it wins government, limiting where wind farms can be built, as part of a commitment for a slowdown of the nation's energy transition.

Shadow Energy Minister Dan Tehan said revoking the offshore wind zones along the Hunter, Illawarra, Southern Ocean and Bunbury coasts would be part of an eight-point plan to unpick Australia's climate policies.

As well as winding back the offshore wind rollout, the Coalition would also repeal laws committing Australia to reach net zero emissions by 2050, remove laws needing the nation's biggest polluters to cut their emissions or face penalties and remove laws needing car makers to provide more efficient vehicles to Australia, including electric vehicles.

The Coalition would also attempt to lift the prohibition on nuclear power — though that would need laws to be passed by the Senate, where there is no chance for the Coalition to win support without either Labor or the Greens changing positions on nuclear energy.

Energy Minister Chris Bowen said the Coalition's plan would "take a chainsaw" to the economy and household budgets.

While the Coalition says Australia should have "energy abundance", it has vowed to cancel most of the declared offshore wind zones which have been opened for potential investment.

Repealing four of Australia's six offshore wind zones would leave Gippsland in Victoria and the Bass Strait in Tasmania as the only approved coasts for wind farms.

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