The Greens have tabled a bill to permanently ban fracking in Tasmania.
The science has been clear for more than a decade. Fracking isn’t compatible with the environment or agriculture, and the fossil fuel industry isn’t compatible with climate action.
The Liberals have extended their fracking moratorium until 2030, but that doesn’t provide Tasmanian communities or primary industries with the certainty they need that this environmentally harmful practise won’t be continued into the future.
Without a legislated ban a government could lift the moratorium with the stroke of a pen, as we have seen take place in Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
The Victorian Government know that in a climate emergency, the fossil fuel industry should be decreasing, not expanding. They’ve banned fracking – what possible reason could the Liberals or Labor have for leaving the Tasmanian farm gate open for future fracking?
There is no place for fossil fuel fracking in Tasmania – not now, not ever.
The Greens have been working toward banning fracking for a decade, and we’re fracking proud to table this bill to protect the Tasmanian environment, farmers and future generations from this damaging practice.
