Finkel clean energy target too weak for Paris climate goal, analysis shows

Target will transfer pressure to other sectors of the economy to reduce their emissions, research shows

The clean energy target recommended by Australia's chief scientist, Alan Finkel, won't deliver Australia's obligations under the Paris agreement and will only transfer pressure to other sectors of the economy to reduce their emissions, according to new analysis.

The new research comes as the Coalition's difficult internal deliberations over the Finkel review are set to resume, with a report due from the Australian Energy Market Operator about the dispatchable power requirements of the electricity grid after the closure of two ageing coal-fired power stations.