Clive Palmer's company, Waratah Coal, is seeking to build a $3.5 billion, 1,400 megawatt "low emissions" power station on a cattle property in Queensland.

The decision notice — issued on November 2 — also listed a number of concerns the department said informed its decision.

  • “The project, as proposed, would sit among the top 100 greenhouse gas emission sources in Australia,” the notice said.
  • "Based on Queensland’s 2019 total greenhouse gas emissions, the project would increase Queensland’s emissions output by approximately 5.73 per cent.
  • “The project is expected to impede Queensland’s achievement of its renewable energy targets of 50 per cent by 2030 and 70 per cent by 2032, and the national and Queensland commitments to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.”