Asia Pacific > Pressure grows on Australia to streamline carbon policy, consider baseline-and-credit scheme

Pressure grows on Australia to streamline carbon policy, consider baseline-and-credit scheme

Published 04:43 on October 4, 2016  /  Last updated at 23:27 on October 4, 2016  / Stian Reklev /  Asia Pacific, Australia

Australia needs a national carbon policy rather than a mix of state-level initiatives, a key energy lobby group said Tuesday, adding to voices calling for a meeting of state ministers this Friday to discuss setting up a baseline-and-credit trading scheme for electricity generators to drive CO2 emission cuts.
Australia needs a national carbon policy rather than a mix of state-level initiatives, a key energy lobby group said Tuesday, adding to voices calling for a meeting of state ministers this Friday to discuss setting up a baseline-and-credit trading scheme for electricity generators to drive CO2 emission cuts.


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