A Federal environment watchdog issuing a damning report on the country's green house gas reduction strategy.
Environment Commissioner Scott Vaughan tabling a study which finds the government is falling short, and will likely to fail in meeting future benchmarks.
Vaughan says the sector-by-sector will be be inadequate in eliminating an additional 178 million tonnes in emissions required to meet 2020 targets.
The report criticized a lack of planning, saying the feds have failed to assess the financial ramifications of their mismanaged emissions plan.