Agreement on RET target, but energy sources debate goes on

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he Federal Government and Opposition have reached agreement on a revised Renewable Energy Target (RET), but remain at odds over the energy sources to be included.

The major parties have agreed to cut the target to 33,000 gigawatt hours (GWh), but Labor is objecting to the Government's push to include native wood burning.

The Government and Opposition have been negotiating for months over a cut to the original 41,000 GWh target, which the Coalition wanted reduced to reflect lower overall energy use.

Read the ABC story - “Renewable Energy Target: Government, Opposition reach 'in-principle' deal on 33,000 gigawatt hours”.