Senate debates
Tuesday, 5 September 2017
Motions
Energy
4:57 pm
Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) | Link to this | Hansard source
At the request of Senator Di Natale, I move:
That the Senate does not consider coal-fired power to be clean.
James McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) | Link to this | Hansard source
I seek leave to make a short statement.
James McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) | Link to this | Hansard source
The coalition government considers that high efficiency, low emissions coal technology has been demonstrated around the world to reduce emissions and maintain essential base load power supply. Coal is good for you.
Stephen Parry (President) | Link to this | Hansard source
The question is that the motion moved by Senator Siewert on behalf of Senator Di Natale be agreed to.