‘No room for complacency’: France urges Scott Morrison to act on 2030 targets
by Daniel Hurst, Adam Morton and Katharine Murphy from on (#5QYRM)
The strong comments from the French ambassador come as a report ranks Australia last on emissions reduction for developed nations
France's ambassador has urged Australia to embrace stronger 2030 emission reduction targets, as he declared there was no room for complacency" or procrastination" ahead of the crucial Glasgow summit.
Jean-Pierre Thebault pointedly praised all state and territory governments for already committing to net-zero by 2050, while describing NSW's recent pledge to halve emissions by the end of this decade as being in the right direction".
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