Global Briefing: Australia's biggest polluters to face binding 2030 carbon targets

Michael Holder
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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

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Australia's biggest polluters to face binding 2030 carbon targets More than 200 of the biggest greenhouse gas emitting companies in Australia are to face binding targets to cut their CO2 by almost 30...

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