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Guardian Essential report: voters split on Dutton’s 2030 target – Australian politics podcast

24 min

Climate experts have described Dutton’s move to abandon Australia’s emissions reduction target for 2030 as ‘destructive’ and ‘utterly irresponsible’, but voters are split on this controversial proposal. Paul Karp, Guardian Australia’s chief political correspondent, talks to columnist Peter Lewis about the split.

Paul Karp, Guardian Australia’s chief political correspondent, and columnist Peter Lewis discuss what voters think about opposition leader Peter Dutton’s announcement to abandon Australia’s emissions reduction target for 2030. Climate experts have described it as a ‘destructive’ and ‘utterly irresponsible’ move that would breach Australia’s legally binding commitment to the Paris climate agreement. But voters are split on this controversial proposal.