Grattan Institute considers post-Paris energy options

The Grattan Institute considers
post-Paris energy options.

The Commonwealth Government has committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 26-28 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030. Despite bipartisan agreement on the need to reduce emissions, Australia lacks a comprehensive, credible domestic policy framework capable of achieving this target.

To reach Australia’s 2030 emissions target and potentially more ambitious targets in the future, the suite of policies in place to meet the government’s current target of reducing emissions by five per cent below 2000 levels by 2020 will need a substantial overhaul

Read “Post Paris: Australia’s climate policy options” by Tony Wood and David Blowers from the Grattan Institute.