Did you notice that the Morrison government has slashed Australia's Paris climate target in half, a detail that somehow escaped scrutiny in the flurry of climate policies announced this week?
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| Backing black: Then federal Treasurer Scott Morrison brought a lump of coal to question time in February 2017. |
No? Well, neither did most of the country.
On paper, Australia remains committed to cutting 2005-level emissions 26 per cent by 2030.
According to environment department officials called to Senate estimates last week, that means the nation has to reduce - abate - a total of 695 million tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent in the decade of 2021-2030.
Read the story from The Sydney Morning Herald by Peter Hannam - “Scott Morrison's pea-and-thimble trick.”
