WHAT STATES AND TERRITORIES WANT BEFORE THEY BACK THE NATIONAL ENERGY GUARANTEE:
VICTORIA
* An emissions reduction target that can only be expanded
* Requirement that future emissions targets be set by regulation, not legislation
* Resetting of the target every three years, three years in advance
* Establishment of a transparent register, accessible by regulators and governments, to ensure the policy meets the best interests of consumers
ACT
* An increased emissions reduction target
* A design mechanism that doesn't unreasonably lock in targets
* More rigorous and earlier reviews of the emission reduction target
* Confirmation in legislation that states and territories must be able to have their own additional and more ambitious renewable electricity and emissions reduction targets
* Further consideration of and legal advice on interference between the energy plan and the ACT's 100 per cent renewable electricity mechanism
QUEENSLAND
* A more adequate emissions reduction target
* Requirement the target cannot be decreased
* Ability to increase the target "without becoming hostile to extremists and climate change denialists".
