Coalition-led Australian state sets CO2 cap for new energy transition fund

Published 10:10 on October 31, 2018  /  Last updated at 21:03 on October 31, 2018  / Stian Reklev /  Asia Pacific, Australia

The Coalition government in Australia's New South Wales on Wednesday announced an Emerging Energy Programme with a CO2 cap that effectively rules out new coal plants, defying the federal government’s rejection to include climate change policy in energy planning.
The Coalition government in Australia's New South Wales on Wednesday announced an Emerging Energy Programme with a CO2 cap that effectively rules out new coal plants, defying the federal government’s rejection to include climate change policy in energy planning.


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