Al Gore 'disappointed' Scott Morrison didn't increase Australia's 2030 emissions target

Former US vice president says Australia's 2050 net zero target 'has very little meaning' without nearer term goalGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingThe former US vice president Al Gore has criticised the Morrison government for failing to increase the ambition of Australia's 2030 emissions reduction target and warned coal workers to be deeply sceptical about "hollow words" from politicians.Gore told a virtual conference organised by Engineers Australia on Tuesday he was glad Scott Morrison took a pledge to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 to the Cop26 summit in Glasgow, given the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's most recent assessment of the climate crisis deemed the problem a "code red for humanity". Continue reading...