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Word from The Hill: Scott Morrison’s (thin) climate plan for Glasgow
Michelle Grattan discusses politics with politics + society editor, Amanda Dunn
Morrison has 35% emission reduction ‘projection’ in climate policy for Glasgow
Barnaby Joyce has delivered to Scott Morrison but fears the cost
Electricity should be a main focus, but big improvements are also needed in transport, industry, agriculture and buildings.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is poised to announce Australia will adopt a target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. But it’s too little, too late.
Nationals agree to net-zero and win extra cabinet spot in the negotiations
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bridget McKenzie on the need for the Nationals to be noisy
Michelle Grattan speaks with MP Bridget McKenzie about the Nationals, climate negotiations and her reflections on the sports rort affair
University of Canberra Professional Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Associate Professor Caroline Fisher discuss the week in politics
As the Liberal and National parties attempt to agree to net zero, Barnaby Joyce needs to find a way to sell a policy to his electorate that he doesn’t believe in
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s spending plans may thwart the government’s proposals for reach net zero.
Word from The Hill: Mustering the government’s rural rump into the 2050 tent
Michelle Grattan discusses politics with politics + society editor, Amanda Dunn
As Scott Morrison confirms that he will attend the Glasgow climate conference, Nationals Leader Barnaby Joyce has killed the prospect of the party agreeing to a new 2030 emission reductions target.
The United Nations climate summit in Glasgow next month is the first real test of whether the world can limit global warming below catastrophic levels.
Removing carbon from the atmosphere is as much a social problem as a technical one.
Nationals’ concerns about the effects on regional Australia are legitimate, but greater forces in favour of a net-zero emissions target will likely push the policy over the line.
The world is a much better place for the extra carbon being absorbed by forests, but it can never entirely offset emissions.
Reaching net-zero emissions will require intense policy focus, private investment and clear accountability – conditions only a firm numerical target can provide.
Some Nationals want agriculture carved out of any net-zero target. Cutting emissions from farms won’t be easy, but it’s essential.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will prepare the way for Scott Morrison to take a target of net zero emissions by 2050 to Glasgow, when he warns on Friday capital inflow will be at risk if Australia is seen as a climate laggard.
Top contributors
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate, University of Leeds
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Adjunct Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor Emerita, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University
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Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Climateworks Centre - Country Lead, Australia, Monash University
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Senior DECRA Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Associate, Grattan Institute
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Associate Professor in Property, The University of Melbourne
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James Martin Fellow, Oxford Martin School, Environmental Change Institute and Institute for Science Innovation and Society, University of Oxford
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Honorary Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, University of Aberdeen
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Professor of Advanced Building Design, University of Hertfordshire
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Professor of Geosystem Science, Director of Oxford Net Zero, University of Oxford
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CEO, Climateworks Centre
