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Leaked Climate Change Authority report calls on Australia to triple 2020 carbon emissions cuts target
2013-08-02 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ABC: One of the Government's key advisory bodies on climate change says Australia should triple its 2020 target for cutting carbon emissions. A leaked report to the Government from the independent Climate Change Authority says Australia should aim to cut emissions by 15 per cent of 2000 levels by 2020. That is up from the 5 per cent figure agreed to as a target by both sides of politics. The report says the cuts should ramp up to 40 per cent cut by 2030, and 90 per cent by 2050. The Gillard government...
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