Australia’s power plant owners support retention of the government’s 2030 climate target even though they think it will be difficult to achieve.Australia’s power plant owners support retention of the government’s 2030 climate target even though they think it will be difficult to achieve.The owners of Australian coal and gas-fired power plants have joined the country’s leading business groups in saying the Coalition should keep Labor’s 2030 climate target if it wins the next election.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup The chief executive of the Business Council of Australia, Bran Black, said his organisation was committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050, and interim targets were a critical part of that. “Already announced and legislated targets should remain in place,” he said.