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Rapid electrification key to meeting Australia’s new emissions reduction target: Rewiring Australia Rewiring Australia has welcomed the focus on cleaner and cheaper energy, and the electrification of homes, transport and industry as the key components of the plan to reduce Australia’s emissions by 62-70 per cent by 2035. The Federal Government today announced … Continued
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18 September 2025 Members of the Intergenerational Fairness Coalition (IFC) today warned that the Federal Government’s weak 2035 climate target deepens intergenerational unfairness – locking in higher risks and costs for young and future Australians when science-based leadership is needed to limit worsening costs and impacts on communities. Despite the release of the National Climate … Continued
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The Federal Government has announced Australia’s 2035 climate target of 62-70% reduction in emissions. It comes following the first ever government climate report that outlined major climate risks facing Australians. The only science aligned target to keep Australians safer is net-zero by 2035, the further away from this the more risks Australians face. Farmers, bushfire … Continued
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DATE: Thursday 18 September The Albanese Government’s weak 2035 climate target fails the child safety test. Despite clear warnings from its own National Climate Risk Assessment, which shows children and young people will be among the most harmed by worsening heat, fires, floods, and economic shocks, the government has chosen a pathway that locks in … Continued
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has put Australia on a path of climate destruction with his decision to set a 2035 emissions reduction target of 62-70%, said WWF-Australia. “This decision falls dangerously short of what the science demands,” said WWF-Australia CEO Dermot O’Gorman. “Climate science shows that we need to reduce Australia’s emissions by … Continued
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For Immediate Release September 18 2025 38 FORMER FIRE AND EMERGENCY CHIEFS have warned that the bottom end of Albanese Government’s 2035 climate target (62 – 70% cut on 2005 level emissions) falls dangerously short of what’s needed to protect both communities and emergency responders. Already, communities and emergency services are struggling to respond to … Continued
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Australia’s 2035 target of 62–70% is set – and can be achieved. The solutions are ready and each sector now has a net zero plan, pointing the way forward. Climateworks Centre CEO Anna Skarbek AM said: ‘The target sets a national goal post, while the six Net Zero Sector Plans will show how to … Continued
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Commenting on the Albanese government’s target to reduce emissions by 62–70% by 2035, the Australian Conservation Foundation’s climate and energy program manager Gavan McFadzean said: “This timid target range suggests the Prime Minister is more committed to the future of the coal and gas industries than he is to the safety of Australian communities and … Continued
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Australiaʼs peak body on climate and health is warning the Australian Government itʼs time to get serious on climate action, in response to the release of the first National Climate Risk Assessment. The report outlines that Australiaʼs health and social support system is already experiencing ‘moderate-to-highʼ risks due to climate change, with these risks escalating … Continued
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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
