A fortnight ago, new Climate Change Authority member, Professor Lesley Hughes, called on Australia to reach net zero at least a decade earlier than 2050:
[Professor Hughs] said the government’s current 2030 target was “not good enough” and said through her work at the Climate Council, she had called for a 75% cut within a decade.
She told the Guardian: “But you do have to get to 43% first and that is a significant improvement on the previous government’s commitment. I will be working hard to get to that 43% and beyond as quickly as possible”…