The new energy and environment minister tells Katharine Murphy the market can be trusted to cut emissions without more changes to Direct Action
Australia’s new environment and energy minister, Josh Frydenberg, says coal will be a declining part of Australia’s energy mix because of inexorable market forces – but he insists the Coalition’s much criticised Direct Action policy is up to the mark, and will allow Australia to meet its international emissions reduction targets.
Frydenberg told Guardian Australia he accepts the science of climate change and his goal in the new portfolio is “to achieve affordable, reliable, and accessible energy supply as we transition to a lower emissions future” – including optimising new technologies and renewable energy sources, with gas as a significant back-up.
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Source: Guardian Environment