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t is now official:
the Abbott government is aiming for a solid last in global climate action
stakes.
The Coalition government confirmed on Tuesday it will set a
greenhouse emissions reduction target of a minimum 26 per cent below 2005
levels by 2030, with the possibility of a 28 per cent target as the economic
costs become clearer.
The target translates into a 19 per cent cut below 2000
levels by 2030. This is the target that the independent Climate Change Authority
says Australia should be trying to achieve within 5 years, rather than 15, and
it is less than half the 40-60 per cent reductions for 2030 recommended by the
CCA.
Read the RenewEconomy
story - “Bugger the science: Abbott aims for last place on emission cuts”.
