Australia will make a formal pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 after Nationals MPs backed the goal in a tense meeting on Sunday | CroweDM katinacurtis
Australia will make a formal pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 after Nationals MPs backed the goal in a tense meeting on Sunday that cleared the way for policies within days to adopt cleaner fuels, electric vehicles, and more renewable energy.
While a core group of Nationals objected to the net zero target, the goal had enough support to allow Mr Joyce to seal an agreement with Mr Morrison and clear the way for new climate change forecasts and policy measures to be revealed after Parliament resumes on Monday. “Since 2005 when we reduced emissions by more than 20 per cent our economy has actually grown by 40 per cent,” Mr Frydenberg told ABC Radio National last Friday.
But he did not state his position on net zero, saying he had argued the outcome was a matter for the Nationals party room rather than its leaders.
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