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Liberal Party Set to Abandon Its Net Zero Pledge
The Liberal Party will repeal 2030 emissions laws, remain in the Paris Agreement, and align with Nationals after majority opposed net zero 2050, officials said.
- On Thursday, the Liberal Party agreed to formally abandon its commitment to net zero emissions by 2050, Opposition Leader Sussan Ley said the target will be removed from party policy.
- Pressure from Nationals-aligned voices helped Conservative Liberal MPs and Ley allies press to ditch the 2050 pledge, bringing the Liberals closer to the Nationals which dropped support last month.
- After a five-hour party-room meeting in Canberra on Wednesday, each of the 49 members present was offered five minutes to speak, and shadow ministers met for about three hours on Thursday; Dan Tehan, Shadow Energy Minister, said it's "a more thorough and respectful policy process."
- Shadow ministers moved to repeal Labor's 2030 emissions reduction legislation while remaining in the Paris Agreement and submitting five-yearly Nationally Determined Contributions; Nationals leader David Littleproud welcomed scrapping net zero by 2050.
- While the Liberals argue their technology-agnostic energy and emissions policy will lower power bills, critics from the government and independents said the decision moves away from community expectations, and the 2050 target was introduced in 2021.
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Liberal Party to abandon net zero in favour of energy affordability
After an extensive five hours of talks behind closed doors, the majority of Liberal Party politicians have advocated for the party to ditch any reference to net zero in their future energy policy. The shadow ministry will reconvene on Thursday to resolve the final position.
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right2Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution63% Left
Bias Distribution
- 63% of the sources lean Left
63% Left
L 63%
12%
R 25%
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