Shadow Agriculture Minister Joel Fitzgibbon says “carbon emissions have at best flatlined, and arguably increased,' outlining that the focus for the opposition is to “hold Scott Morrison to account”.
Shadow Agriculture Minister Joel Fitzgibbon says “carbon emissions have at best flatlined, and arguably increased,” outlining that the focus for the opposition is to “hold Scott Morrison to account”.
The Labor Party have undergone a review of the policies it took to the 2019 election, but Mr Fitzgibbon declined to detail the changes, if any, to Labor’s emissions reduction target of 45% by 2030. Mr Fitzgibbon told Sky News host Chris Kenny Australia is the “laughing stock” at international forums which he believes is “driven by Scott Morrison’s determination to rely on carryover credits”. The 26 to 28 per cent emissions target is “Scott Morrison’s number".
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