Net zero: Help regional towns or watch them die, Bowen says

Dan Jervis-Bardy
Updated October 18 2021 - 6:26am, first published 5:30am
Labor's climate and energy spokesman Chris Bowen says governments must support traditional workers through the clean energy transition. Picture: Elesa Kurtz
Labor's climate and energy spokesman Chris Bowen says governments must support traditional workers through the clean energy transition. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Regional communities built around traditional mining and manufacturing will die unless governments invest and support them through the clean energy transition, Labor's Chris Bowen has warned.

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Dan Jervis-Bardy

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Federal Politics Reporter

Dan covers federal politics from Parliament House, with a special focus on climate policy and the NDIS. He has previously reported on ACT politics and urban affairs since joining the Canberra Times in 2018.

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