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Graph of the Day: What we need, what we’re getting

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Wondering how bad the Turnbull government’s National Energy Guarantee could be for renewable energy development in Australia? Environment Victoria has put together a bit of a chart, illustrating that for renewables – let alone for the climate – the NEG could be worse than doing nothing at all.

And for a full explanation of what this might mean, and how this came about, read RE editor Giles Parkinson’s latest analysis here. 

 

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