Australia’s biggest industry group calls on Morrison government to halve emissions by 2030

Exclusive: The Australian Industry Group's Innes Willox says the case for strong climate action has strengthened rapidly and the cost has turned out to be lower than expected

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Australia's biggest industry association has called on the Morrison government to set a target of cutting the country's greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 to join the global mainstream" on the climate crisis.

Innes Willox, the chief executive of the Australian Industry Group, said the case for strong climate action had strengthened rapidly while the cost of cutting emissions had turned out to be lower than expected. The risks of climate change were becoming increasingly clear and serious, he said.