Australia stalls on emissions target update as UN urges deeper cuts
by Adam Morton Environment editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#53X0R)
Angus Taylor responds to question from Labor saying Australia is not due to update target until 2025
The Australian government has told parliament it does not intend to increase its climate change commitment before the next major international meeting, and is not due to set a new target until 2025.
The statement was made after the British host of the meeting, Boris Johnson, and United Nations secretary-general, Antonio Guterres, urged all countries to lift their targets to include net zero emissions by 2050, noting 121 nations had already done so.
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