2050 clean energy targets: are they achievable for Australia?

The Clean Energy Council asks the main parties to commit to a zero emissions electricity sector target before 2050 and at least 50 per cent renewable energy by 2030.

Source: AAP

Energy policies are central in the upcoming 2019 elections and have sparked a fiery debate around the potential costs for the taxpayers.

Committing to a zero emissions electricity sector target well before 2050 and at least 50 per cent renewable energy by 2030, as the Clean Energy Council asks, is achievable?

CEO at Elliott Green Power Umberto Tamburrino crunches the numbers for SBS Italian.

You can listen to the interview in Italian in the audio-player above.

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