Australia promises net zero in 2050 and not 2030

Special Desk

Australis has promised a ‘net zero’ carbon emission by 2050 and not by 2030. The target has been promised by the prime minister.

PM Scott Morrison made the pledge after bargaining with resistant MPs within his government. The PM said Australia had a plan to lower emissions, but it would not include ending its massive fossil fuel sectors.

Net zero 2030 is an objective of next month’s COP26 global climate summit. “We won’t be lectured by others who do not understand Australia. The Australian Way is all about how you do it, and not if you do it,” Morrison wrote in a press column.

“Australians want a 2050 plan on net zero emissions. People in rural and regional areas know the impacts of climate change far better than those of us living in the cities.

But the burden of taking action on climate change should not fall unfairly on rural and regional Australians, especially those dependent on traditional industries such as mining and agriculture,” the PM wrote in the press column.

“Only the Liberals and the Nationals working together can be trusted to get this balance right. We understand the threats faced but also the opportunities that can be realised,” he further wrote.To halt the worst effects of climate change, nations have pledged to limit rising temperatures to 1.5C by 2050.

For this it will be required to cut emissions by 45% by 2030 and reaching net zero by 2050, scientists say. Over 100 nations have committed to carbon neutrality.

“We will do this the Australian way. Through technology, not taxes. By respecting people’s choices and not enforcing mandates on what people can do and buy.

By keeping our industries and regions running and household power bills down by ensuring energy is affordable and reliable. By being transparent about what we are achieving,” the PM wrote.

Australia has long dragged its heels on climate action, putting it increasingly at odds with strategic allies including the US and UK. Morrison said more than A$20bn would be invested in low-emissions technologies in the next 20 years.