Scott Morrison. Photo: Getty ImagesAustralia's government is in no rush to sign up to a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, although it recognises the importance of working toward that goal, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in an interview published today. Morrison's conservative government, in a surprise change of policy last month, said it would achieve its 2030 carbon emissions pledge under the Paris climate agreement without counting carbon credits from over-achieving on its previous climate targets. But in the interview with The Australian newspaper, Morrison said he will not take a new 2030 or 2035 emissions reduction target to a key United Nations climate conference in Glasgow in November. He added that the timeline to commit to a zero-net-emissions target will depend on "where the science is at and where our assessment is based on the technologies".

Source: Otago Daily Times January 23, 2021 01:52 UTC