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Australia’s ‘flawed hedge’ favours fossil fuels despite export risk, WWF says

Published 15:01 on July 23, 2026 / Last updated at 14:11 on July 23, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Pacific), Net Zero Transition (Power/Electrification)

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Australia is pursuing a “flawed hedge” by providing four times as much support to fossil fuels as renewables, even as it faces an erosion in demand for its polluting exports to Asian customers, WWF-Australia said in a report on Friday.
Australia is pursuing a “flawed hedge” by providing four times as much support to fossil fuels as renewables, even as it faces an erosion in demand for its polluting exports to Asian customers, WWF-Australia said in a report on Friday.


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