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Thanks,Neil.The sticking point with the carbon price as applied to coal power generation is whether the sods get exemption and to what degree.It appears to me as a casual observer that they are pushing all the appropriate government/union/industry/consumer buttons to achieve a next to free ride.
Also the government has not commited to implement Garnaut,even the watered down version which he seems to think/hope might be accepted.I am rather sceptical about their courage in this and other matters.
Sorry for my cynicism but looking back on the last 10 or 20 years it has been a long road to perdition as far as convincing these meatheads on environmental concerns.
I realize that CCS is still a live issue but it is just a diversion by the aforementioned coal interests.
Overall - a good article and good ideas - Best wishes.
thirra,
Petrol is getting a 3 year exemption, some export sensitive industries are getting 90% exemptions, that leaves coal and gas fired electricity to shoulder most of the costs.
If Garnaut's 17% reduction from 2010 levels( 10% from 1990 level) is taken up, that will mean at least 24%(7%existing, plus 17% new) of energy will have to come from renewable sources by 2020. Most of that will probably come from replacing coal plants( especially brown coal) or mothballing, with additional wind generation, and building new NG plants, but only using during peak demand or low wind conditions.
I don't see how we could reduce total carbon emissions by 27%(20% reduction of 1990 level) by 2020, unless all coal was replaced by NG and some wind, then we would have a peak NG crisis, because NG would have to be base load.