Climate Change Authority report recommending 'a mandatory carbon price' held back until after election

By Peter Hannam
Updated May 6 2016 - 11:33pm, first published 10:32pm
Put a carbon price on the electricity sector, leaked report by the independent Climate Change Authority says. Photo: Michele Mossop
Put a carbon price on the electricity sector, leaked report by the independent Climate Change Authority says. Photo: Michele Mossop
Environment Minister Greg Hunt during Question Time this week. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Environment Minister Greg Hunt during Question Time this week. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

A report that recommends putting a price on emissions from the electricity sector has been held back by the Climate Change Authority until after the election, prompting calls from Labor and the Greens that it be made public to inform debate.