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Australia: Emissions target inadequate, says Climate Change Authority

2013-10-30 02:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Advocate: Australia's greenhouse gas reduction target of 5 per cent this decade is inadequate and should be increased to at least 15 per cent, according to the agency set up to advise the government on climate change policy. In a draft report that is likely to ignite further debate about the Abbott government's policies, the Climate Change Authority said Australia should aim for a 15 per cent cut in emissions by 2020 compared with 2000 levels as a ''minimum option''. The authority, which the Coalition...

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