New push to bring Queensland’s lagging emissions targets into line with other states

Exclusive: Environmental advocates urge state to ‘do better than 30% by 2030’, and propose doubling of current targets

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Environmental advocates have blasted Queensland’s emission target as “inadequate” and lagging behind other states, with the Greens preparing to introduce a bill that would more than double the current benchmark.

Critics say while the Queensland government’s renewable energy target is in line with other jurisdictions, the state fall short when it comes to emissions reductions.

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