Australia needs to join the emissions technology revolution, Liberal Katie Allen says

The backbencher calls for a roadmap to net zero as 'an arms race' in low emissions technology drives transformation

The Victorian Liberal Katie Allen has declared the world is approaching an "iPhone moment" when it comes to new technology lowering greenhouse gas emissions, and Australia needs to be part of the revolution, rather than being a technology "taker".

Allen has joined fellow Liberal Trent Zimmerman in noting the Coalition's decision to sign the Paris agreement means Australia has already committed to achieving carbon neutrality by mid-century. But she said the government should not nominate a specific date to hit the milestone until it had developed a policy roadmap.