Figures released last week by the government in their quarterly National Greenhouse Gas Inventory show that while the overall figures for emissions have increased by 1.2%, the electricity sector emissions fell 7.6% since the carbon tax was introduced in July 2012. The carbon price of $23 per tonne, uptake of renewable energies including solar power, … Continue reading Electricity emissions fall due to carbon tax, cost of RET estimated at $15 per year