Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has promised that if elected, the Coalition would scrap the Government's target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 43 per cent before 2030.
Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has promised that if elected, the Coalition would scrap the Government's target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 43 per cent before 2030.
The opposition's policy would see Australia breach its signature to the Paris Climate Agreement, and join Iran, Libya and Yemen as the only countries in the world not abiding by the treaty signed in 2015.Opposition Leader Peter Dutton promised that if elected, the Coalition would scrap the Government's target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 43 per cent before 2030.
While current projections show Australia falling short of the 43 per cent reduction in carbon emissions by 2030, Bowen insists it's still achievable."Of course we have to stay the course."MInister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen warned the policy would make Australia an international pariah.
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