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Scott Morrison on the verge of locking in net zero by 2050 target
Chief political correspondent David Crowe joins Bianca Hall to discuss the Morrison government’s long and arduous path to net zero emissions by 2050.
- by Bianca Hall
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Barnaby Joyce says Scott Morrison has a mandate on climate
The Deputy Prime Minister defended his party for dragging out talks on the emissions target but conceded the Prime Minister had the “prerogative” to decide the policy.
- by David Crowe and Nick Bonyhady
Analysis
Glasgow summit
How one US senator could sink Biden’s climate agenda and COP26
With Biden’s climate legislation at risk of collapse in Congress, the US President’s ability to deliver on his emissions reduction target is in serious doubt.
- by Matthew Knott
Scott Morrison to push on with net zero target despite Nationals
The PM made it clear rebel MPs won’t stop the government from making the 2050 climate target a binding pledge at the upcoming UN climate summit.
- by David Crowe
Australia set to disappoint key allies on 2030 emissions target
Allies, business groups, investors, church leaders and farmers have all urged the federal government to increase its 2030 commitment.
- by Mike Foley
Climate deal in the works
Australia's new climate policy is expected to be announced in coming weeks with PM Scott Morrison hoping to come to agreement with the Nationals ahead of the Glasgow climate summit.
Morrison tells Liberals he wants binding 2050 net zero target at Glasgow summit
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has told a Liberal party room meeting he wants to take a formal pledge for net-zero emissions by 2050 to the Glasgow climate talks.
- by David Crowe
Opinion
Nationals
Climate’s shifted in Scott-land, but will real action follow?
The Morrison government’s apparent climate epiphany has been given the royal treatment in some quarters, but it may not shift the political dial enough to retain power.
- by Sean Kelly
Updated
Glasgow summit
Joyce expects colleagues to reject deeper cuts to greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce left little room for doubt about the interim target as the Nationals meet to decide its stance on climate policy including the longer-term goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
- by David Crowe
How climate change is threatening Australia’s favourite fruits
Mango growers are expecting the smallest harvest in at least two decades this summer, and the news isn’t good for cherry and grape growers either.
- by Pallavi Singhal
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Mental health
Hotter temperatures and extreme weather linked to mental distress, suicide
Mental health experts say real action is needed on climate change, with building evidence that higher temperatures and extreme weather events including floods and droughts are linked to suicidal behaviour.
- by Rachel Clun and Mike Foley