Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said the federal government would continue a strong focus on technological advancements, rather than forcing the Australians to pay for climate action as the government pursues the goal of reaching net-zero emission targets. “In Australia, my Government will not tax our way to net-zero emissions,” Morrison said. “I will not put that cost on Australians, and I will particularly not ask regional Australians to carry that burden.” “Getting to net zero, whether here or anywhere else, should be about technology, not taxes and high prices,” he said. This year the federal government will action its $18 billion technology investment roadmap (pdf), a five-step plan to reach net-zero emissions, which Morrison wants to see completed ideally by 2050. Included in the plan is a $1.9 billion investment to develop clean energy technologies such as green hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS) from iron and steel …