Morrison Wants To Explain His Climate "Plan" To Coal Region Residents, "Not To People Overseas"
The prime minister, Scott Morrison, says he wants to explain the government’s emissions reduction plan – once it is agreed with the Nationals – to affected workers in Australia first, as he flags he will not attend the Cop26 Glasgow climate summit in November.
While saying he is yet to make a firm decision on his attendance at the United Nations Cop26 summit, Morrison on Tuesday said he would face another 14 days in quarantine if he did attend, and also pointed to the New Zealand prime minister, Jacinda Adern, as “also not attending”.
“My first responsibility once we agree our plan for technology and the plan that will see us reduce emissions over the long term, my first responsibility is to explain that to Australians, not to people overseas, at overseas conferences,” Morrison told Channel Nine on Tuesday. “It’s an important conference, but the people I need to talk to most about our plan to reduce emissions and transition our economy over the next 30 years is to Australians, people in the Hunter Valley, people up there in Queensland, people in Victoria, in the west.”
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Liberal MPs in metropolitan seats are pushing for both a net zero by 2050 target and a roadmap to reach it that would outline shorter-term milestones, but face resistance from a clutch of Nationals MPs, mostly from Queensland, who are firmly against the net zero target. Adding to the pressure on the federal Coalition, the New South Wales government last week agreed to a new target to cut emissions from 35% to 50% compared with 2005 levels by 2030.
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/oct/05/scott-morrison-says-he-wants-to-explain-emissions-plan-to-australians-before-people-overseas