SYDNEY: Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Saturday defended Australia’s carbon pollution reduction target as in line with those of other countries after the nation’s climate change authority criticized the goal as “disappointing.”
The government on Tuesday announced plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 26 to 28 percent of 2005 levels by 2030, well below the level recommended by the independent Climate Change Authority which advises the government on the issue.
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