Australia Green Fund Asked to Back Coal in Latest Climate Riddle

  • Lawmakers aim to widen scope of national clean energy investor
  • Government already urging more backing for gas power
Photographer: David Gray/Bloomberg
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A group of Australian legislators is pushing for a A$10 billion ($7.8 billion) national clean energy fund to be allowed to invest in coal or nuclear power, opening a fresh front in the country’s fractious emissions debate.