Labor’s climate policy is too little, too late. We must run faster to win the race
- Written by Will Steffen, Emeritus Professor, Australian National University
Opposition leader Anthony Albanese’s announcement on Friday that a Labor government would adopt a target of net-zero emissions by 2050 was a big step in the right direction. But a bit of simple maths reveals the policy is too little, too late.
Perhaps the most robust way to assess whether a proposed climate action is strong enough to meet a...