In a new climate action plan, the Minerals Council undertakes to convene an expert panel to advise it on decarbonisation, and says it will consider "aspirational take-up rates" for low-emissions and abatement technologies.
Domestic nuclear energy shouldn't be ruled out, and both sides of politics need to accept that Australia should cut emissions in the cheapest way possible, Business Council president Tony Shepherd has told the National Press Club.
Those who argue the renewable energy target can be abolished once a carbon price is in place are consigning Australia to a nuclear future, Clean Energy Council CEO Matthew Warren said today, while also calling for a depoliticised approach to spending permit revenue.