Australia will vow to cut its emissions by 62 to 70 per cent by 2035, lifting its sights further as the world strives to reach net zero emissions by 2050.Compare this to National's pathetic, unambitious, irresponsible target of a 51 to 55% cut, which was pulled out of Rimmer's arse and explicitly ignored the expert advice of He Pou a Rangi. Thanks to National, we're going to be beaten by Australia, one of the most fossil-addicted countries in the world.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the government had listened to the Climate Change Authority's advice.
"It's the right target to protect our environment, to protect and advance our economy and jobs, and to ensure that we act in our national interest and in the interest of this and future generations," Mr Albanese said.
"It's based upon the science, and it is independent advice to the government."
its completely pathetic. The only good side to it is that National's NDC is so unambitious as to likely be illegal, and the next government will inevitably have to increase it. And Australia has just set a clear bar for us to beat. But the struggle now is to ensure that there is a "next government" to do that; to throw these bums out at the first opportunity.