Liberal MPs call for net zero by 2050 but Steggall’s climate bill rejected by committee
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Two Liberal MPs have called on the federal government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to “net zero” levels by 2050 in a new warning about climate change, taking on conservatives within the Nationals who are holding out against the target.
The MPs, Trent Zimmerman and Bridget Archer, made the call in a parliamentary report into a private members bill from independent MP Zali Steggall. Their remarks highlight divisions over the target ahead of a United Nations summit in Glasgow in November where Australia will be expected to update its current plan to “preferably” reach the target by 2050.