House debates Questions without Notice

Renewable Energy

Thursday, 27 October 2022 House of Representatives

Chris Bowen

Chris Bowen McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Energy

2:42 pm

Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Leader of the National Party asked me about the 28,000 kilometres, which is the green hydrogen superpower scenario. And those 28,000 kilometres are under a scenario that was prepared under the previous government.

As I said, Mr Speaker, energy ministers tomorrow will be reviewing the progress and reforming the RIT-T. We also will be hearing from the renewable energy commissioner, a federal government appointee, who has been working with the New South Wales state government and doing excellent work. Just this week they announced a new compensation regime for people impacted.

The Leader of the National Party is very concerned about social licence. I welcome his interest. I welcome his interest in the social licence of nuclear—

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