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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Carbon price or climate failure: expert economist warns

Australia will face an energy and climate policy crisis without more investment in renewable energy. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia is on track to miss its renewable electricity targets by a "big margin" and will face an energy and climate crisis within years without market reform.

Economist Ross Garnaut issued the stark warning on the first day of the Australian Clean Energy Summit, while calling for the introduction of a carbon price and related policies, including household energy subsidies and road-user taxes.

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