Weak emissions target puts people with the least at greatest risk
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The Federal Government’s 2035 emissions reduction target of 62-70% is a failure of leadership that will expose Australia’s most vulnerable communities to escalating climate risks. ACOSS and the community sector called for a science-based and fair share emissions reduction target of net zero (100%) by 2035, 75% would have been an absolute minimum. “The weak … Continued