Almost 7 in 10 Australians want stronger 2030 emissions target
Tuesday, 12 October 2021
Prince Charles has lended his voice to the growing chorus calling on Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to attend the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow in a few weeks’ time. The Prince appeared taken aback when told that Morrison said he was unlikely to attend COP because he had already spent a lot of time in quarantine, Prince Charles replying that the meeting represented a “last chance saloon” to protect the planet.
The comments come amid warnings that coal is likely to exit the Australian energy grid much quicker than expected and as another new poll shows that almost seven in ten Australians want the Morrison Government to to set a higher emissions reduction target for 2030 and a net zero target for 2050.
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