NT government backflips on 2030 emissions reduction target promise

ABC NEWS (Australia)

The Northern Territory government is out of step with with the Federal Government and leaves the Territory without any formal target for the rollout of renewables, or reducing CO2 emissions.

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00:00doing his bit to reduce greenhouse gases.

00:05And I love to talk about the fact that I love to ride my electric bike

00:08and deliver all my mail personally.

00:10This reduces the amount of stamps that I have to produce.

00:13But the Environment Minister was backpedalling

00:15on a pre-election CLP promise of emissions reductions targets.

00:21Prior to the election, the then Shadow Environment Minister Joe Hersey

00:25told the NT Environment Centre,

00:26we are committed to the government target of 43% reduction

00:31in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

00:34But today in estimates, it was revealed no such target

00:37was in the government's plans.

00:39This is not current government policy, no.

00:42What we're more focused on is ensuring we're protecting our environment

00:45whilst maintaining stability and lowest possible prices for Territorians.

00:50It follows comments this week from CLP Senator Jacinta Nampajempa-Price,

00:55who said she'd be taking the party's position

00:57to abandon a 2050 net zero emissions target to Canberra.

01:02The country Liberal Party's position is one that supports

01:06abandoning the net zero target emissions

01:08and supporting withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.

01:12And these are conversations that are yet to be had

01:15within the Liberal Party room.

01:17But the NT CLP government is still committed

01:20to the longer-term net zero target.

01:23Yes, so that's a matter for the party.

01:25And of course, Senator Price has been very vocal about that.

01:29It's not a position of our government

01:30and we'll continue with the work that we're doing.

01:32Despite scrapping the short-term emissions target,

01:35the NT government says it remains committed

01:37to mitigating the effects of climate change.

01:40It's currently undertaking an assessment

01:42of the risks of rising temperatures

01:44on the Northern Territory's liveability

01:46with the outcome to help shape decision-making.

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