Australia needs to cut emissions by at least 50% by 2030 to meet Paris goals, experts say
Last modified on Wed 27 Jan 2021 20.07 EST Australia will effectively be abandoning the Paris agreement unless it makes at least a 50% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and reaches net zero well before 2050, according to an analysis by policymakers and scientists. A report by a new group calling itself the Climate Targets Panel found the Morrison government should be setting a 2030 emissions reduction target of between 50% and 74% if Australia was to comply with goals of limiting global heating to 2C and 1.5C respectively. Both would be a significant increase on the Morrison government...
Source: theguardian.com