Two Liberal MPs urge Morrison to set 2050 net zero target before UN climate conference

Trent Zimmerman and Bridget Archer said net zero was not only the right thing to do but would create opportunities for Australia

Two Liberal backbenchers have called on Scott Morrison to set the long-mooted climate target of net zero emissions by 2050 before a major UN conference in November, and to restore funding and advisory powers to the Climate Change Authority.

Trent Zimmerman, the member for North Sydney, and Bridget Archer, the member for Bass in northern Tasmania, made the call in a joint response to an inquiry into climate change legislation proposed by the independent MP Zali Steggall.