Queensland emissions reduction goals ‘blown’ under government resources plan, advocates say

Environmental advocates say Queensland’s plan to diversify the mining sector towards net zero emissions target has ‘lost a lot of the detail’ of earlier drafts. Photograph: swissmediavision/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Environmental advocates have accused the Queensland government of “blowing” its modest emissions reduction targets after the release of a 30-year plan for the state’s resources sector, which they describe as a severely weakened version of earlier drafts that suits the coal sector.

But while they protested outside the launch of the industry plan on Monday, Queensland miners chose to not to accept their invite, boycotting the event due to the state’s increase in coal royalties.