Queensland LNP Scraps 2035 Coal Phase-Out, Will Keep Plants Running Into 2040s

The Queensland LNP government has backed coal to continue powering the state and bringing down energy prices, while in the process shredding a previous Labor pledge to phase out coal-fired power by 2035.

Queensland Treasurer David Janetzki revealed the long-earmarked five-year Energy Roadmap, which shows the Liberal National Party’s (LNP) will continue leveraging existing energy assets, rather than relying on building new ones.