Australia legislatively fixed its path to zero emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, strengthening its role in global climatic actions. To ensure progress, the government introduced an intermediate goal for 2035 to reduce emissions by 62-70 percent lower than 2005. This is based on the 2030 goals already established by the legislation by reduction by 43 percent, which indicates an explicit increase in ambitiousness.
Net Zero plan: Five key priorities
The Government Plan Net Zero describes how Australia will achieve these goals, structured around the five pillars:
- The rapid deployment of renewable energy sources in all sectors
- reducing emissions by electrifying and increasing efficiency
- Expanding the use of pure fuel types, including hydrogen and stable biofilled
- Development and implementation of new technologies that can further reduce emissions
- Create the potential to neutralize the remaining emissions
