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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Joe Hinchliffe

Queensland faces ‘significant’ wellbeing decline if it doesn’t quickly transition to renewables, report says

Coal train Queensland
Report suggests Queensland could have a bright economic future should it rapidly decarbonise in coordination with the rest of the world. Photograph: BeyondImages/Getty Images/iStockphoto

A Queensland government-commissioned report by Deloitte says there could be “significant” declines in wellbeing, assets left stranded and a stagnating economy if the state doesn’t quickly transition to renewables.

The report by the global accounting giant, obtained under the state’s right to information regime, also suggests Queensland could have a bright economic future should it rapidly decarbonise in coordination with the rest of the world.

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