‘The world needs Australia to make many green products because we have massively more low-cost renewable energy resources than we need,’ said Rod Sims.
Mr. O'Brien argued renewables and battery storage technology was experimental and would not generate the energy capacity the country needs endangering the grid.
The premier recently came under fire for chartering two private jets to an announcement just days after passing a law to cut climate emissions by 75 percent.
The new Environment Protection Agency has the power to impose maximum fines for serious breaches of federal law of $780 million or a jail term of 7 years.