Australia’s transition to a net zero economy is necessary, inevitable and urgent. Among developed countries, Australia is one of the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The impacts of nearly 1.5 degrees of warming can already be seen in trends of declining rainfall in the south-east and south-west, an increase in extreme fire weather and longer fire seasons, higher sea surface temperatures, rising sea levels and increasing ocean acidification.
The report “Sector Pathways Review” prepared by the Climate Change Authority summarises that every sector of the economy must play its part in Australia’s transition to net zero emissions by 2050. The pathways that best support this transition require Australia to accelerate the deployment of mature, low emissions technologies while rapidly developing emerging technologies. Governments – working together and with businesses, communities and households – need to plan and act to overcome the barriers, take the opportunities, and ensure Australia’s rapid, orderly and just transition.
At the request of the Australian Parliament, the Climate Change Authority has identified the potential technology transition and emissions pathways in six sectors – electricity and energy, transport, industry and waste, agriculture and land, resources and the built environment – that best support Australia’s transition to net zero emissions by 2050.
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