Australia's Renewable Energy Target
In 2001 the Australian Government introduced a Mandatory Renewable Energy Target (MRET) scheme The scheme aims to increase the uptake of renewable energy in Australia's electricity supply.
In 2007 the Government committed to ensuring that 20 per cent of Australia's electricity supply comes from renewable energy sources by 2020.
To deliver on this commitment, the Government is working in cooperation with the states and territories through the Council of Australian Governments (COAG), to implement an expanded national Renewable Energy Target (RET) that will bring the MRET and existing and proposed state and territory targets into a single national RET scheme.
To inform design of the RET scheme, the COAG Working Group on Climate Change and Water has released a consultation paper on the key design issues.
