Liberal MP Warren Entsch urges Coalition to adopt net zero emissions target by 2050

Great Barrier Reef envoy tells party room the government should be seen as leaders on climate action, not reluctant followers'

The Morrison government's special envoy for the Great Barrier Reef, Warren Entsch, has called for the Coalition to adopt a net zero emissions target by 2050, and endorsed the prime minister's recent signal that Australia could meet the 2030 target without needing to use carryover credits.

During Tuesday's Coalition party room meeting - the second-last parliamentary gathering for 2020 - Entsch said the government should adopt the net zero target during a contribution where he called for targeted intervention to ensure people in north Queensland were able to access affordable insurance for cyclone events.