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Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack flags excluding agriculture from 2050 climate target
Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack says the Government might consider excluding agriculture from future long-term climate change targets.
Key points:
- The Prime Minister says it’s “preferable” to reach net zero emissions by 2050 but hasn’t set a target
- Deputy PM Michael McCormack has suggested agriculture could be excluded
- Labor argues Australia needs to reach carbon neutrality “across the economy”
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has declared his goal is to reach net zero emissions “as soon as possible, and preferably by 2050”, although he has not committed to it.
Mr McCormack said Australia could follow New Zealand’s lead in exempting emissions from the agriculture sector.
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