Australia gives in-principle support for net zero by 2050
The Hindu
Reducing emissions is a politically fraught issue in Australia, which is one of the world’s largest exporters of coal and liquified natural gas
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on October 25 that a fifth National's party minister will join his Cabinet as part of deal to cement the junior coalition partner's support for a national target of zero net carbon emissions by 2050.
The National party’s in-principle support for the target, which was decided on October 24, is a breakthrough for Mr. Morrison, who wants to take a more ambitious plan to reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions when he leaves on October 28 for a U.N. summit in Glasgow, Scotland.
Nationals lawmakers would not discuss the conditions the party had placed on its support. Mr. Morrison's Cabinet was considering the conditions.