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Scott Morrison inches Australia towards 2050 net zero emissions, but distances himself from ‘inner city’ types
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has inched closer to committing Australia to an emissions target of net zero by 2050, though he has done so, by also distancing himself from “inner city” residents who have long demanded he adopt an ambitious climate goal.
Key points:
- Scott Morrison concedes Australia’s energy mix needs to change over the next 30 years “on the road to net zero emissions.”
- It comes days before he participates in US President Joe Biden’s virtual greenhouse gas summit
- A net zero target by 2050 is a deeply divisive proposal within the Coalition
Just days before the Prime Minister participates in US President Joe Biden’s virtual greenhouse gas summit, he conceded Australia’s energy mix needs to change over the next 30 years “on…
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