27 November 2018
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#Construction, Infrastructure & Projects, #Planning, Environment & Sustainability
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The Australian Labor Party (ALP) recently confirmed that, should it win the 2019 Federal election, the ALP will adopt the National Electricity Guarantee (NEG) and increase the NEG’s emissions reduction target to 45 per cent by 2030 (you can learn more about the NEG here).
With the Coalition no longer officially pursuing the NEG, bipartisan agreement to the NEG with an increased emissions reduction target appears doubtful. Accordingly the ALP announced last week a series of alternative renewables policies to sit beside the NEG, including:
It is not clear to what extent the ALP will maintain the above policies if the NEG is passed. Much will presumably depend on in what form the NEG survives if the Federal ALP is elected.
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Authors: Scott Schlink & Christobel Teo
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