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REPORT: Australia can meet its commitments under the Paris Agreement to bring warming to 1.5˚C - by phasing out fossil fuels. We find it's possible and we set out the policies needed to get there. @billhare.bsky.social sums it up in The Conversation .../ #auspol theconversation.com/australia-mu...

theconversation.comAustralia must double down to meet our climate targets. Our new study shows howGlobal warming is set to surpass the 1.5°C limit if governments worldwide fail to act.

Climate Analytics

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14 Sept

We covered all major energy sectors. The government's current policies leave a large gap in climate action. It must also phase out fossil fuel exports. As the govt leading #COP31 negotiations, Australia must meet the commitment it has already made to a transition away from fossil fuels.

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In the power sector, the government needs to increase its renewable energy targets to 87% of renewable generation nation-wide by 2030, 96% by 2035, and 100% by 2050.

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Climate Analytics

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14 Sept

A fossil free Australia would also need the government address the serious flaws in the Safeguard Mechanism,by converting it into a proper compliance-based emissions trading system with a declining baseline and constraining the use of offsets. Full report here climateanalytics.org/publications...

climateanalytics.orgA fossil fuel free AustraliaWe have modelled a fossil fuel phase-out for Australia that looks at the country's energy system identifying what the government needs to do to get emissions onto a net zero, 1.5˚C aligned pathway.