Big Pond News: Australia needs a well-defined, long-term strategy if it is to meet emissions targets and contribute fairly to global efforts to tackle climate change, a new report says.
A national 'carbon budget' would clearly set out the exact amount of greenhouse gas emissions Australia would need to cut by 2050 to avoid the worst impacts of a hotter climate.
The Climate Institute says such a budget is needed because the impacts of climate change are not determined by a single year's worth of emissions,...