Australia cannot meet its 2035 climate target with existing policy settings: Stronger incentives are urgently needed.
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Energy stress is a significantly bigger problem for Indigenous households. Indigenous communities also need a genuine say on renewable or mineral projects on their land.
Australia’s new emission target comes amid worrying signs of backsliding on climate action. As global leaders gather at the UN, Australia can play a role.
The Albanese government will hope its new 2035 target will be well received internationally as it seeks to balance its global relationships.
To cut emissions fast, the Australian government will have to dial back its command-and-control approach – and put a price on carbon.
The target seeks to balance positive action with pragmatism. Achieving it will requires a major policy step-up.
The Albanese government has announced Australia will commit to cutting emissions by between 62% and 70% on 2005 levels by 2035.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Enterprise Professor, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Fellow in Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
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CEO Climate Resource, and Senior Advisor to Melbourne Climate Futures , The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Macquarie University
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Director, Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University
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Professor in Demography, Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University
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Honorary Professor of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of Economics, Adelaide University