Split inside conservative green group over new nuclear agenda

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Former NSW energy minister Matt Kean is among supporters who have jumped ship from the green group since it began to back federal Peter Dutton’s nuclear policy.

Former NSW energy minister Matt Kean has resigned from a ginger group founded to promote action on climate change within the Coalition, over what he says is a shift away from its original principles to become a nuclear advocacy organisation.

Former NSW energy minister Matt Kean has resigned from a ginger group founded to promote action on climate change within the Coalition.“It went from an organisation focused on a diverse range of clean energy solutions to an organisation singularly focused on nuclear energy,” Kean told this masthead. She said the Coalition for Conservation “operates independently of any funding from nuclear suppliers or the nuclear industry.

Kean launched the organisation at a function in 2016 on behalf of Talacko and remained actively involved as the group engaged with a range of international conservative political figures who advocated for action on climate.

 

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