Where were climate groups during the Jobs & Skills Summit?

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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”…

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.