ENVIRONMENT

Coal needed to charge Brown's EV convoy to Qld

THE need for coal will grow with the increased use of electric vehicles, Queensland Resources Council CEO Ian Macfarlane said, as he awaited an anti-Adani convoy to Clermont being led by former Greens leader Bob Brown.

 QRC CEO Ian Macfarlane.

QRC CEO Ian Macfarlane.

Macfarlane said coal powered almost 80% of Queensland's electricity while renewable energy and batteries used to store electricity needed several mined metals and materials including bauxite, copper and...

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