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5PCT CUT IN EMISSIONS "UNLIKELY": AUSTRALIAN POLITICIAN.
SYDNEY, Jan 1 Asia Pulse - Australian climate change minister Penny Wong has conceded it is "unlikely" the world will agree to ambitious emissions cuts that will allow the government to meet a target of up to 15 per cent.
Ms Wong declined to detail how many jobs would be lost as a result of the transition to a low emission economy, but argued jobs growth overall would be maintained.
Yesterday the government announced an unconditional target of just 5 per cent if the world fails to act on climate change but said cuts of up to 15 per cent were possible if all the major emitters agreed ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, 5PCT CUT IN EMISSIONS "UNLIKELY": AUSTRALIAN POLITICIAN.