The Coalition's determination to push ahead with burning native forests for power shows nothing has changed despite NSW having a new premier, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Commenting on the defeat of an Upper House disallowance motion to overturn the Coalition's native forestry biomass regulation, Dr Kaye said: "The Coalition and their allies on the conservative crossbench have made sure that this state's native forests are now open to a new source of exploitation.
"As the market for Australia's native forest wood chips is collapsing, the Baird government had the perfect opportunity to end the destruction of critical habitat and the millions of dollars of subsidies that pour into the industry each year.