Australia Adopts 43 Percent Emission Reduction Target Despite Current Energy Shortage

Australia Adopts 43 Percent Emission Reduction Target Despite Current Energy Shortage
Australian Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen speaks to media during the 2018 ALP National Conference in Adelaide, Australia, on Dec. 16, 2018. Mark Brake/Getty Images
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Australia’s Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, has revealed the new centre-left Australian government’s climate bill, which will set a target of 43 percent emissions reduction by 2030 and net-zero by 2050.

Speaking to the National Press Club on Wednesday, Bowen said Labor would establish a Climate Change Authority to “assess and publish progress” against the target and advise the government on future targets.

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