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Goldilocks and the ‘right’ size emissions target

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How do you get a mechanism in place that permits an increase in an emission-reduction target without having to send legislation back to get amended every time a need to lift the target becomes apparent?

Plan for net zero by 2050 focuses on reducing costs of new technologies

By Jackson Graham

Federal

The new plan will rely on existing low-emissions technology doing the heavy lifting and is betting that emerging technologies will do the rest of the work.

Nationals back 2050 target but conditions remain opaque

By Jackson Graham

Federal

The Nationals will support a target for Australia to reach net-zero by 2050 but refuse to say what they got in return for backing the target.

Greens claim petitioning National party for net zero policy a zero-sum game

By Melissa Coade

Economy & Industry

Greens senator Peter Whish-Wilson has warned the National Farmers Federation that appeasing the National party is ‘a fool’s game’.

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Goldilocks and the ‘right’ size emissions target

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Plan for net zero by 2050 focuses on reducing costs of new technologies

Nationals back 2050 target but conditions remain opaque

Greens claim petitioning National party for net zero policy a zero-sum game