A clear majority of the electorate backs the federal government’s target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 43 per cent by 2030.
to cut emissions by 43 per cent by 2030 and make this Australia’s pledge to the United Nations ahead of a summit in November on a global deal to limit global warming.
“We want to make a contribution to improving a global reduction in emissions. And so it matters what we do here and it matters what people do in other countries,” he told the ABC on August 15.“The question is how do we firm up those renewables? And that’s the debate that’s still not settled in our country.“We went to the election with 26 to 28 per cent. The reality is, I think when that is finalised, when the actual figure comes in, I think it’s going to be closer to 40 per cent.
“If you weren’t one of the people who voted for it, others around you did and everyone seems satisfied – there’s no going back, it’s now law and the sky hasn’t fallen in,” he said. Support for the Coalition pledge of net zero by 2050, with a 26 to 28 per cent emissions reduction target for 2030 and a 35 per cent forecast, fell to 11 per cent from 16 per cent in January.
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