Global Briefing: Australia strengthens official climate targets

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Aerial view of the Parliament buildings on Capitol hill in Canberra, Australia | Credit: iStock
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Aerial view of the Parliament buildings on Capitol hill in Canberra, Australia | Credit: iStock

Canberra submits a new national climate action plan to the UN, President Biden preps fresh measures to tackle methane, and Austria cracks down on fossil fuelled heating

Australia submits new NDC promising to cut emissions 43 per cent by 2030 Australia's new government has wasted little time in strengthening its official national climate action plan, this week lodging...

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