Labor poised to sign off on long-awaited energy plan

Labor is close to finalising its much-anticipated plan to cut carbon emissions from Australia's polluting electricity sector, which is expected to include a framework modelled on the now-defunct National Energy Guarantee.

Labor has previously criticised the government for stepping
 away from the National Energy Guarantee to cut emissions
 from electricity.

Fairfax Media understands that shadow cabinet is on Monday expected to consider the plan, which would outline how a future Labor government would implement its climate change targets for the electricity sector, including a 45 per cent cut in emissions.

The Coalition government dumped the National Energy Guarantee soon after Scott Morrison replaced Malcolm Turnbull as Prime Minister in September. That policy would have reduced emissions from the electricity sector and improved reliability and affordability.

Labor criticised the move, but its attack on the government over energy policy has been weakened by the fact that it has revealed few concrete plans of its own.

Read the story from The Age by Nicole Hasham - “Labor poised to sign off on long-awaited energy plan.”