Failure to set targets is a serious mistake
Engineers Australia views the Federal Government’s failure to announce an emissions reduction target for Australia, even on an interim basis, as a serious mistake that undermines progress towards emissions reduction and could endanger Australia’s energy security.
The National President of Engineers Australia, Rolfe Hartley, said, “It is economically and
environmentally dangerous for Australia to continue to procrastinate on climate change.
“Industry already sees Australia’s lack of direction on emissions reduction as an impediment to investment in energy infrastructure. Putting off an emissions reduction target and delaying a start to emissions trading until 2012 will lead to an energy investment hiatus.
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