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"The Queensland government has identified 12 “renewable energy zones” across
the state that will form the backbone of its $62bn plan to decarbonise its
electricity supply.
In plans to be released on Tuesday, the Palaszczuk government says it wants
wind, solar and pumped-hydro projects to be concentrated in these zones and
connected to a “super grid” of renewable power, storage and transmission lines
by 2035 – just 12 years from now.
Last year the state announced a target to generate 80% of its electricity from
renewables by 2035 and to end its reliance on coal for power by the same year.
Queensland is Australia’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, accounting for
almost a third of national emissions. Electricity generation makes up one-third
of Queensland’s emissions.
Queensland’s minister for energy, renewables and hydrogen, Mick de Brenni, told
the Guardian the new renewable energy zones would help secure community support
for “the biggest economic transition project that Queensland has ever embarked
upon”.
“Our nation needs Queensland to succeed,” he said. “There’s work to be done by
governments to lead communities through a process and to develop that support
for change.
“We want to establish Queensland’s transition as a best-practice case study for
the nation.”"
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