Barnaby Joyce refuses to commit to 2050 net zero target without first 'seeing menu'

Sarah Basford Canales
Updated July 19 2021 - 4:34pm, first published 4:15pm
CLIMATE: Deputy Prime Minister and National Party leader Barnaby Joyce. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos
CLIMATE: Deputy Prime Minister and National Party leader Barnaby Joyce. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

The federal government's second-in-charge has dismissed calls to consider a policy of net zero emissions by 2050 without first being shown the cost.

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Sarah Basford Canales

Sarah Basford Canales

Politics and public sector reporter

I'm a federal politics and public sector reporter with an interest in national security, integrity and regulation. Contact me with general tips and thoughts at sarah.basfordcanales@canberratimes.com.au or confidential tips to sbasfordcanales@protonmail.com.

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