The spectacular nonsense of the Coalition's internal brawl over the 2050 net zero emissions target | Clear air

The public stoush is really about whether the party will drop the charade or maintain it while shuffling some wordsWant to get this in your inbox when it publishes? Sign up for the Clear Air Australia newsletter hereThe best thing that can be said about the Coalition's internal brawl over whether to abandon its support for reaching net zero emissions by 2050 is that it has some honesty in it. Not much honesty, but if you look closely you may see some light breaking through.The federal Liberals and Nationals have never supported the idea of reaching net zero by 2050. Some individual MPs have, but not the parties. We know this because they have not backed a policy to help meet it since Scott Morrison adopted the target in 2021 to try to deflect rising pressure at home and abroad. Continue reading...