Energy Minister Angus Taylor has planned to meet with state and territory energy ministers to discuss the emissions reduction fund overhaul, a move following the government’s decision to quietly appoint an expert panel to come up with new ways to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
According to the draft agenda for Friday’s Coag energy council meeting, the commonwealth has scheduled a discussion about the $2.55bn ERF, now rebadged the Climate Solutions Fund.
Ahead of Friday’s meeting, the first in nearly 12 months, Taylor has signaled he wants to pursue a series of deals with the states to roll out new generation and transmission – an approach that has followed the Morrison government’s decision to ditch the national energy guarantee.