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Govt sets 'shockingly unambitious' new climate target
Long stories short, the top six things in our political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Friday, January 30:
* Climate Change & Energy Minister Simon Watts announced the Government’s new Paris Agreement target for emissions reductions last night, extending the targeted reduction to 51-55% by 2035 from 50% by 2030, which experts described as “shockingly unambitious” and out of step with our trading partners’ more aggressive plans;
* The Climate Commission had recommended the Coalition commit to a Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) of cutting emissions between 53-69%, while…
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