Overview

• Energy Minister Chris Bowen said the government has not set a 2035 renewables share goal, stating, “We haven’t set a particular target.”
• The Climate Change Authority and Treasury pathway points to more than 90% renewables by 2035 with major increases in wind and rooftop solar, which Bowen called a possibility rather than policy.
• The government is holding to its 82% renewables-by-2030 objective, with Bowen saying it is achievable but remains an ongoing challenge.
• Environment Minister Murray Watt said the government has approved its 100th renewables project and urged a rapid rollout as approvals reform continues.
• The target is being presented at a UN summit in New York as environmental groups and parts of business voice concerns and Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce attacks the plan’s economic impact; Australia continues talks with Türkiye over climate summit hosting rights.