Climate change: Australia sets new emissions target
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Australia plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions by between 26% and 28% below 2005 levels by 2030, PM Tony Abbott has said.
It is less than cuts pledged by countries such as Canada and the US.
Australia's previous target was to cut emissions by 5% by 2020, based on emissions in 2000.
The announcement comes ahead of a key international meeting in Paris in December to agree on a new global climate strategy.
Australia is still largely powered by carbon-polluting coal and is one of the world's biggest coal exporters.
The Climate Council says that to stay below a 2°C rise in global temperature, Australia would need to cut emissions by 60% by 2030 on 2000 levels.
It says Australia is the 13th largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world and has one of the highest per capita emissions rates.
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