The government’s determination to scrap the RET is based on shaky foundations in their economic modelling and in the Senate, the numbers just don’t add up
When it comes to the Abbott governments determination to scrap or wind back the renewable energy target (RET), numbers dont always count.
The prime minister, who after the election took control of a RET review and appointed businessman Dick Warburton a self-professed climate sceptic to head it, says the RET needs to change because it is pushing up power prices.