| Greens senator Scott Ludlam’s prophecy that environment minister Greg Hunt has been directed to play solitaire for an entire term of office is so far holding up to scrutiny. It is looking increasingly unlikely that Australia will meet even its now-minuscule target of cutting emissions to 5 per cent of 2000 levels by 2020, in the face of news that the European Union has just agreed to cut emissions by 40 per cent by 2030.
This landmark agreement leaves Australia’s bipartisan target pitifully short of any internationally credible benchmark. But even this target is being eroded by direct inaction on Hunt’s part and the coal mining lobby’s resurgence in Australia...............................................Full Article: Source
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