Organisations raise major red flags on Crisafulli's Energy Bill

Environmental groups, unions, and energy industry groups have raised significant concerns about the Crisafulli Government's Bill to repeal Queensland’s renewable energy targets and allow the privatisation of Queensland’s energy generation.

The majority of organisational submissions on the Energy Roadmap Amendment Bill 2025 flag major concerns, including that the Queensland Government’s decision to axe renewable energy targets and keep coal running without planned closure dates will lead to major price and pollution rises.

In their submission, Nexa Advisory argues keeping Queenslanders reliant on unreliable coal will increase wholesale electricity costs by 21% - or $115.7 billion - compared to a planned, orderly transition. Meanwhile the Electrical Trades Union highlights that it will likely cost $3.3 billion to refurbish state-owned coal power stations to keep them running – much more than the Crisafulli Government has allocated so far.

According to the Queensland Conservation Council, the State Government needs to listen to the feedback received from the majority of stakeholders on this Bill and take it back to the drawing board.

Queensland Conservation Council campaigner, Stephanie Gray said

Queensland's new Energy Roadmap is a pathway to higher power bills and pollution, which is why the majority of organisations that have lodged submissions on the corresponding Bill have raised major red flags.

Under this new legislation Queenslanders will be forking out more money for less reliable energy because we’ll be paying to keep increasingly unreliable coal power stations on life support past their planned closure dates.

The Crisafulli Government's moves to squash renewable energy investment ultimately means we’ll have less new clean energy supply to bring down power prices and emissions.

We’ve made it clear in our submission that the Crisafulli Government’s Energy Roadmap, as it stands, basically means it’s impossible for them to deliver the climate action they promised.

We estimate that Queensland will likely only reach 50% emissions reduction by 2035 in the announced scenario outlined in the Energy Roadmap – a staggering 25% less than the Treasurer promised before being elected.

At a time when the Federal Coalition is considering walking away from Net Zero, we call on the Queensland LNP to set themselves apart and honor their pre-election promise to reduce emissions by 75% by 2035.

This is a fork in the road where the Crisafulli Government can either stand with Queenslanders and deliver what’s in their best interest, or with their fossil-fuel loving mates in Canberra.

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