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Australia, one of the world’s largest per capita, will seek to reduce carbon emissions by at least 62% compared to the 2005 level over the next decade.
A nation – faced with the world criticism for its constant dependence on fossil fuels – has previously promised to reduce greenhouse gases by 43% by 2030.
“This is a responsible goal that is supported by science and a practical plan to get to proven technology,” said Prime Minister Anthony Albonez, opening a new goal on Thursday.
A special risk assessment ordered by the government this week warned that Australia had faced more and more extreme weather conditions as a result of man -made climate change.
Establishing a target to reduce emissions from the 2005 level is part of Australia’s commitments within the Paris Climate Agreement.
The new goal is in line with the benchmark of the emission – from 62% to 70% – recommended by the climate change bodies, the state body that provides climate policy, Albonez said.
The Prime Minister will confirm the obligations at the UN General Assembly meeting in New York at the end of this month.
In the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, the world leaders agree to maintain a global temperature of 1.5C above those late 19th century, which is considered important to prevent the most harmful effects of climate change.
In recent years, Australia, like most of the world, has encountered an increasing number of meteorological extremes associated with climates, including strong drought, historical bushes and subsequently record floods.
Warm seas also caused mass bleaching at its world -renowned great barrier reef in Queensland and the Ninghal’s reef in Western Australia.
On Monday, The report on climate change – the first of its kind in the country – found that Australia has already reached warming above 1.5C And no community will be safe from “cascading, complex and simultaneous” climatic risks.
He warned that if the government did not take more active action, there would be more death-related deaths, poor water quality due to strong floods and fires, as well as increased sea levels, which threatens 1.5 million. He also warned of $ 611 billion ($ 406 billion; £ 300 billion) as a result of such threats.
However, the climatic agenda of Australia and its ambitions reach pure zero emissions by 2050 remain separate political topics.
The country’s opposition party, a liberal national coalition, internally discusses whether to maintain a pure purpose of zero emissions, while other parliamentarians – including many independent and green deputies – call for faster cuts.
Opposition leader Susan Lei said on Thursday that the coalition “died against” a new goal, saying that it failed both at “expenses and authority”.
Shortly after the Albonez government in 2022 was elected in 2022, it set higher climatic goals, which compared to the previous purpose of the conservative coalition from 26% to 28%.
He sought to make Australia a “superpowered energy”, but also continued to approve of fossil fuel projects.
Last week, One of the largest gas projects in the country – the north -western Woodside shelf – got Greenlight to continue working for another 40 years Until 2070, the climate and environmental lawyers were widely condemned. Australian greenery Larissa Waters called the work “betrayal”.
