Richie Merzian, the CEO of the Clean Energy Investor Group, says a firm timeline for coal retirement is something the CEIG is pushing for, too, particularly in the wake of the latest power station extensions in Queensland.

“We want to see locked-in coal-fired plant shut-down dates,” Merzian told the panel discussion.

“We actually need a firmed energy strategy to set out what is the actual mix of firmed energy we need to complement the rollout of renewables.

“The [Australian Energy Market Operator’s Integrated System Plan] is what most in the industry work off, but it’s not given the weight of government locking it in.
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