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"Germany’s climate envoy has dismissed claims the Paris agreement is only about
reaching net zero emissions by 2050, warning that deep cuts by 2030 are
“essential” and scientific evidence shows “this is the critical decade” to act
on global heating.
Australia’s opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has refused to commit to a 2030
emissions reduction target prior to the next national election, prompting
claims from Labor, the Greens and independents that the Coalition isn’t serious
about acting on the climate crisis.
Dutton raised the prospect of watering down the target – a 43% cut compared
with 2005 levels – that Australia has already enshrined in law and committed to
under the Paris agreement.
“Well, the Paris agreement is predominantly about net zero by 2050, and that’s
what we’ve signed up to,” Dutton told 2GB radio on Tuesday, adding there was no
need to cut emissions in a “linear way”.
But the German government’s special envoy for climate action, Jennifer Morgan,
stressed the need for all countries to have strong 2030 targets as part of
international attempts to hold global heating to 1.5C above preindustrial
levels."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
