Public consultation on climate change targets following release of Independent Panel Report on targets for Victoria

The Victorian Climate Change Act 2017 legislates an economy-wide target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and requires the Government to set greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets for 2025 and 2030 by 31 March 2020 to set a pathway to net zero.   

The Government sought advice on setting these targets from an Independent Expert Panel chaired by the Hon Greg Combet AM. The Panel’s final report has been tabled in Parliament and is available at https://www.climatechange.vic.gov.au/reducing-emissions/interim-targets. 

The Government is now seeking further input to inform its decision on targets for 2025 and 2030, and to identify priority actions to reduce Victoria’s emissions to inform the development of sector pledges to 2025. 

Sector pledges will describe the actions Government will take to reduce Victoria’s emissions. These will be developed with the Victorian community and businesses before being announced by 1 August 2020. 

The consultation is open from 6 June 2019 to 22 July 2019.

Renewable Energy Benalla Response 

Renewable Energy Benalla  provided input  to  the Independent Expert Panel report on interim emissions reduction targets and will be participating in the next stage of the consultative process,  details of which are available at  https://engage.vic.gov.au/climate-change-reducing-victorias-greenhouse-gas-emissions.  

REB members have been asked to consider the interim remission reduction targets in the report  and be prepared to contribute to a response from REB at our next meeting. 

For further information about REB's contribution and response, please contact John Lloyd.