Australian PM dumps key climate policy to stave off leadership revolt

Malcolm Turnbull gives in to conservative members of his party who demanded he axe carbon emission reduction targets

Australia's prime minister has abandoned plans to rein in greenhouse gas emissions in an attempt to stave off a leadership coup from within his own party.

The Australian government had proposed using a broad energy policy, called the National Energy Guarantee, to bring in a carbon emissions reductions target in the energy sector of 26% by 2030, which would have helped Australia meet its obligations under the Paris climate agreement.