Opinion

Can Canberrans really live without fossil fuels?

By Frank Jotzo, Penny Sackett & Will Steffen
May 21 2018 - 12:00am

The ACT government has announced new greenhouse gas emissions targets for the territory. The targets are for full carbon neutrality by 2045, and a rapid rate of decarbonisation over the coming three decades, with targets of 40 per cent reduction in 2020 (the existing target and on course to be met), 50 to 60 per cent reduction in 2025, 65 to 75 per cent reduction by 2030, and 90 to 95 per cent reduction by 2040, all compared to the ACT's emissions in 1990.

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