The federal coalition government has set the target for Australian emissions in 2030 as a reduction of between 26% and 28% from 2005 levels. This is the target that Australia will take to the Paris meeting in November. The Coalition spin on these targets is considered below.
Compare this with other emission targets:
- Australia’s earlier formal bipartisan target submitted to the UN at Kyoto for 2020 was between 5 and 25% below 2000 levels.
- Continue reading Australia’s 2030 climate target: Coalition spin