'Don't leave the heaviest burden to later generations' - Garnaut

F

ormer climate adviser to two Labor governments Professor Ross Garnaut says Australia should ensure the heaviest burden of cutting greenhouse gases is not pushed onto future generations and new emissions targets should be set accordingly.

Ross Garnaut - don't leave
it up to those who follow.

In a paper that has been sent to the Abbott government's review of what targets to reduce emissions Australia should adopt for after 2020, Professor Garnaut proposes cuts of at least 27.5 per cent by 2025 and 40 per cent by 2030, both from 2000 levels.

He says these targets would be consistent with a gradual and steady reduction in Australia's emissions and broadly in line with the targets of other comparable countries

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