Government's 'lack of spine' will increase prices, energy insecurity: adviser

By Adam Morton, Peter Hannam
Updated December 8 2016 - 12:19am, first published December 7 2016 - 6:26pm
Backdown: Malcolm Turnbull and Josh Frydenberg have ruled out an emissions intensity scheme. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Backdown: Malcolm Turnbull and Josh Frydenberg have ruled out an emissions intensity scheme. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

The man who came up with the scheme at the centre of a humiliating backdown by Energy and Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg says its rejection shows the government lacks spine, and will be responsible for higher electricity prices and reduced energy reliability.

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