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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Katharine Murphy, Paul Karp and Josh Butler

Anthony Albanese rules out banning fossil fuel projects, citing risk to Australian economy

Stockpiles at the Newcastle coal terminal
Stockpiles at the Newcastle coal terminal. Anthony Albanese says Labor intends to be part of international efforts to reduce emissions. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Anthony Albanese says Labor will not support a moratorium on fossil fuel projects because doing so would have a “devastating impact on the Australian economy”.

Ahead of the introduction of legislation on Wednesday enshrining Labor’s 2030 and 2050 emissions reduction targets, the prime minister told ABC TV on Tuesday night a moratorium was “the policy of the Greens”.

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