Division within the Liberal Coalition over climate change

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Coalition’s divide exposed at COAG energy meeting in Adelaide, ABC, By Casey Briggs 19 Dec 18, A meeting of Australia’s energy ministers had ended bitterly divided, with the country’s biggest Liberal-run state accusing the Commonwealth of blocking discussion on climate change. New South Wales Energy Minister Don Harwin led a revolt over carbon emissions at today’s energy COAG meeting in Adelaide. Mr Harwin had been pushing to revive the emissions obligation, which would impose rules on power companies to reduce carbon emissions. It was a key component of the National Energy Guarantee which was dumped in August, days before Malcolm Turnbull was overthrown as prime minister. As a sign of how out of touch they are, they wouldn’t let us have the discussion,” Mr Harwin said after the meeting. “It is absolutely imperative that we end the Canberra climate wars. “NSW is going to work with both Labor…

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