Government plan to let renewable agency fund fossil fuels blocked after Liberal-led committee’s motion

Committee says changes should be made through legislation, not regulation, as energy minister says they will be revisited at a later date

A Morrison government plan to change the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Arena) to allow it to fund a broader range of technologies, including some using fossil fuels, has been blocked after a Liberal-led committee moved a motion against it.

The government did not contest the Senate disallowance motion which was moved by the standing committee for the scrutiny of delegated legislation, chaired by the outgoing Liberal Concetta Fierravanti-Wells.

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(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/mar/28/morrison-plan-to-allow-renewable-agency-to-fund-fossil-fuels-blocked-by-liberal-led-committee

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