Asia Pacific > Australian ministers agree to develop NEG policy package, but major issues remain unsolved

Australian ministers agree to develop NEG policy package, but major issues remain unsolved

Published 08:41 on April 20, 2018  /  Last updated at 15:16 on April 20, 2018  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

State energy ministers in Australia on Friday agreed to let the Energy Security Board (ESB) continue work on the country's National Energy Guarantee (NEG), which would introduce a carbon price signal in the electricity sector, but they remained concerned over the programme’s weak climate ambition.
State energy ministers in Australia on Friday agreed to let the Energy Security Board (ESB) continue work on the country's National Energy Guarantee (NEG), which would introduce a carbon price signal in the electricity sector, but they remained concerned over the programme’s weak climate ambition.


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