Australia has outlined it has no plans on halting its emissions-laced industries in order to meet climate goals, but instead will be honing in on reaching “net” zero emissions through carbon offsets and technological development. This comes during dialogue between Prime Minister Scott Morrison and other world leaders at COP26, the 26th United Nations climate summit, to discuss climate change concerns and subsequent remediation strategies. The world’s biggest emitter, China, was not present. Energy and Emissions Minister Angus Taylor said Australia’s commitments would not involve undermining the nation’s critical industries, such as agriculture and others that currently do not have emissions-free solutions. “Last week, the Morrison government announced our plan for Australia to achieve net zero emissions by 2050,” Taylor said in a media releaseĀ on Nov. 2. “That’s net zero, not zero.” “For some of these sectors, there is no easy way to reduce emissions. And while there are technologies …
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