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Turnbull says ‘right wing craziness’ drives the government on climate – Sydney Morning Herald
Malcolm Turnbull joins a chorus of clean energy supporters disappointed in the federal government, saying only the “implausible” threat of Labor will shift it.
Mr Turnbull said he was disappointed the federal budget did not include more support for clean energy infrastructure, saying no new major investments in urgently needed long-term storage projects had been made since he announced the Snowy Hydro 2 project and the plan to link Tasmanias hydro power to the mainland via an undersea cable.
He said the national grid needed the equivalent of eight times the long duration storage capacity of the Snowy Hydro 2 pumped hydro project to support the amount of…
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