Exclusive: Research finds claims emissions targets make electricity more expensive are misguidedEmissions reduction targets,even relatively ambitious ones, will not drive up power prices for Australian consumers, or according to fresh research from the Australian Council of Social Service (Acoss) and the Brotherhood of St Laurence.
While the Morrison government has abandoned the national energy guarantee because conservatives complain that emissions reduction policies drive up power prices,the fresh research finds that critique is misguided. Related: Drought-stricken farmers challenge Coalition's climate change stance in TV ad Related: Scott Morrison needs a plan to chop emissions but all he has is a fairytale | Katharine Murphy Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com