2021-04-21 07:37:11 GMT2021-04-21 15:37:11(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
CANBERRA, April 21 (Xinhua) The Australian government will spend more than half a billion dollars on new clean energy projects to drive down the country s carbon emissions.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Wednesday that the federal budget for the financial year 2021-22 will include 539.2 million Australian dollars (416.1 million U.S. dollars) for new hydrogen production hubs and carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.
He said that the projects would create more than 2,500 jobs. We want to make clean energy more affordable and reliable while looking for ways our investments can get more people into work, he said.
Australian PM announces new clean energy funding Xinhua | Updated: 2021-04-21 16:10
The Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) coal-to-hydrogen plant is pictured in Loy Yang, Victoria, Australia, March 12, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
CANBERRA - The Australian government will spend more than half a billion dollars on new clean energy projects to drive down the country s carbon emissions.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Wednesday that the federal budget for the financial year 2021-22 will include 539.2 million Australian dollars ($416.1 million) for new hydrogen production hubs and carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.
He said that the projects would create more than 2,500 jobs. We want to make clean energy more affordable and reliable while looking for ways our investments can get more people into work, he said.
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