Our major political parties – and the media – seem to have forgotten we’re heading for a cliff when it comes to temperature rises
, published by MIT, has Australia plunging down the world ranking from a mediocre 35th to 52nd in the world – wedged between Saudi Arabia and the Philippines.Even worse for Morrison, who trumpeted “technology not taxes” as the way to cut emissions, Australia is currently ranked second-last in the OECD in both categories of “innovation” and “policy”.
Thankfully one journalist did ask the ALP leader about emissions, asking “The UN is saying we actually need at least 45 [per cent] to keep below 1.5C warming. The Climate Change Authority also says between 45 and 60. Why have you gone 43, why have not gone 45 or higher?”“what we didn’t do was say, ‘OK, let’s pick a number and work back from there’.
As it is, the IPCC outlined the paths required to stay under a 2C or 1.5C temperature rise, and it suggests the ALP likely has a target within the range needed to keep within a 2C increase, but not a 1.5C rise:The government’s target, however, is right on the edge of what might limit temperature rises to 2C but is nowhere near that needed to keep them below 1.5C.
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