Littleproud says the world is ‘re-pivoting’ on net zero commitments – but is that just spin? | Temperature Check

The Nationals argue the 2050 emissions target is already causing financial pain and the rest of the world is walking away from it. Neither of these things is true

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After months of threatening, the junior Coalition partner has finally withdrawn its support for the national target of reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

We are pegging ourselves to what the rest of the world does," the Nationals leader, David Littleproud, claimed on Monday.