Almost half of those surveyed said target was ‘unachievable and hurting the economy’ and Australia should instead focus on 2050
Peter Dutton has said at the next election the Coalition would oppose the 2030 emissions target, which Australia has committed to under the Paris agreement.Peter Dutton has said at the next election the Coalition would oppose the 2030 emissions target, which Australia has committed to under the Paris agreement.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup When respondents were told that abandoning the 2030 targets “would breach Australia’s legally binding commitment to the Paris climate agreement”, which only allows countries to increase their targets, voters were still split with 36% opposed, 31% in favour and 33% neither supporting nor opposing the Dutton plan.While Dutton’s plan was opposed in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, in Queensland voters were more likely to support the call to abandon Paris than to stay in .
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