A majority of Australians accept the case for net zero emissions by 2050 to prevent a greater danger from global warming. Prime Minister Scott Morrison accepts it. So does a majority of federal cabinet | OPINION emissions COP26
Joyce, however, cements the message to voters that he took this policy through his party room to solve a political problem for the government rather than to address a personal conviction on climate.Alex Ellinghausen
The process was a reversal of the old way of doing things – like the approach in 2008 when Labor released a report by economist Ross Garnaut to guide government policy and debate in Parliament.This time it was about a staged policy shift, with an emphasis on the staging. The Nationals had to have their moment. They had to have an agonising process so their regional voters would see Joyce gaining concessions from Morrison.
A lot, but not all. The cost of this political game was real. The net zero target will be set. But Joyce stopped Morrison making a formal pledge to make deeper cuts to emissions by 2030. He did this even though the Prime Minister was within reach of a stronger 2030 target after months of pressure from United States President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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