Australia just ditched its Clean Energy Target for a new plan, and it's terrible for renewables
Last week, a former Australian prime minister and climate change denier delightfully dubbed global warming "beneficial." Now Australia's gone and dumped its Clean Energy Target for a so-called
"plan" that removes subsidies for renewable energy and hands the mic to coal power.
Great work, guys.
The country's government has announced a scheme to abandon the country's Clean Energy Target (CET) in favor of a new plan that's made some seriously question the country's commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement, which went into force in 2016. The agreement requires nations to cut their greenhouse gas emissions in order to limit global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius, or 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit, above the preindustrial average. Read more...
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Australia just ditched its Clean Energy Target for a new plan, and it's terrible for renewables
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