As the South Australian government fights a state election where Labor is in a three-way battle for power with the Coalition and Nick Xenophon鈥檚 SA Best party, it has announced plans to build a 250MW 鈥渧irtual power plant鈥, linking household rooftop solar and battery storage.
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The federal government has been widely criticised for its weak carbon emission reduction target announced on August 11. The new target of reducing emissions by 26 to 28% on 2005 levels by 2030 will replace the previous target of a 5% emissions reduction on 2000 levels.
These targets are nowhere near enough to stay under a 1.5掳C rise in global temperature, needed to prevent going over climate tipping points.