Despite the recommendation from Australia’s Chief Scientist Alan Finkel that a Clean Energy Target be set, Malcolum Turnbull has capitulated to the Abbott hard right faction within, choosing an energy policy which supports party donors with big coal interests.
There will be no Clean Energy Target set by the government. All Turnbull could offer with his ‘National Energy Guarantee’ was an unsubstantiated, vague promise, that consumers will save $100 annually on power.
In the Final Report of the Independent Review into the Future Security of the National Electricity Market presented by Dr. Finkel four key objectives were sought; one future reliability, two increased security, three rewarding consumers, and four lower emissions. Fine objectives indeed. The report uses three pillars to achieve these outcomes: orderly transition measures, system planning and stronger governance.. Under the orderly transition pillar, the Review Panel concluded that a Clean Energy Target is the most effective mechanism to reduce emissions while supporting security and reliability. Where is the Clean Energy Target Mr Turnbull? Abandoned for political expedience!

The planets seem to align for a summer bushfire blackout . Rural Fire guarantee to reduce farm-house and gum-tree emissions but renewable winds and less hydro in the hosepipe may balance the carbon budgets.

commonsense prevailing. Tony proving right again.

Finkel makes 50 recommendations. Turnbull introduces 49 of them. He knocks back one recommendation & the World is going to end.

That's the best result of any report I have ever seen. Normally a report comes out with, say 50 Recommendations, only about five get acted on. 49 out of 50 is unprecedented.

Thank god that the saner minds in the Libs have prevailed, & have sat on the pale green idiot Turnbull.

It must be because the last few Chief Scientists have been greeny ratbags that Paul thinks they are always right. You only have to look at the list of the last few to know they never had a clue.

Energy is always clean - the only dirt is in the minds of politicians.