Target 2035 campaign seeks more ambitious net zero carbon emissions goal

Harley Dennett
Updated October 25 2021 - 6:24am, first published 5:30am
Student Voice Network climate campaigners want a more ambitious target than net zero by 2050. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Student Voice Network climate campaigners want a more ambitious target than net zero by 2050. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

With debate over whether Australia should commit to net zero carbon emissions by 2050 almost behind it, new young leaders in politics and universities are asking for a debate around interim targets to be taken seriously.

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Harley Dennett

Harley Dennett

Public Service Editor

Former federal politics bureau chief for the Canberra Times, via a career that's taken me from rural Victoria to Washington DC. Telling the stories of my local LGBTI community brought me to political journalism, where I've covered eight budgets, four national elections in two countries, Defence, public service and international governance.

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