Direct Action unlikely to meet emissions target, says Climate Change Authority
by The Daily Eye Team December 23 2014, 2:14 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 30 secsAdvisory body also finds renewable energy target should remain at existing level but deadline could be pushed back to allow for investment uncertainty The government?s climate advisory body has delivered a stark assessment of the Coalition?s policies, stating it was unlikely that its Direct Action policy would meet Australia?s 5% emissions reduction target and calling for the renewable energy target (RET) to remain intact. The Climate Change Authority, which the Coalition unsuccessfully attempted to abolish, has conducted two statutory reviews for the government: one on the RET and one on the carbon farming initiative (CFI).