No time to waste on another climate war, big business warns
Businesses across the energy and manufacturing sectors are refusing to endorse the Coalition’s rejection of Australia’s 2030 climate targets, insisting that a vast expansion of firmed renewables, not nuclear, remains the best way to transition the grid.
Before a meeting of state and federal energy ministers scheduled for Friday, a joint statement signed by 18 business, investment, conservation and community groups has stressed policy certainty is critical to underpinning the level of private investment required to ensure reliable, affordable and lower-emission energy.
