<figure id="attachment_3220789" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3220789" style="width: 1600px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-3220789" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/172e381b-carbon-emission-27112025.webp" alt="" width="1600" height="1000" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3220789" class="wp-caption-text">The Climate Change Authority warned Australia is at a crucial stage, needing faster emissions cuts to meet 2030 and 2035 targets. (EPA Images pic)</figcaption></figure>
SYDNEY: Fossil fuel giant Australia&#8217;s current policies put it on track to miss a two-month-old target to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 2035, the government said Thursday.
The country pledged in September to curb emissions that cause global warming by 62% to 70% by 2035, when compared to levels in 2005.
But Australia&#8217;s emissions are projected to decline over that time by a much smaller 48% with &#8220;currently implemented policies&#8221;, said a government report.
&#8220;While the 2035 target is ambitious and achievable, it is not yet being achieved,&#8221; climate change and energy minister Chris Bowen said in a speech to parliament.
&#8220;We will meet it by implementing, strengthening and building on the strong policy foundations we have laid over the past three years.&#8221;
Bowen said it was normal to have a gap between projections and a decade-long target.
&#8220;As new policies are developed and implemented, the emissions outlook improves,&#8221; he said. &#8220;That&#8217;s what a target is for, to drive new initiatives and work.&#8221;
The projections did not take account of policies such as a recent &#8220;net zero plan&#8221;, which included investment in low-carbon fuels and cleaner manufacturing, he added.
Australia is at a &#8220;critical juncture&#8221; in its transition to a low-emissions future, said the Climate Change Authority, an independent advisory body to the government.
&#8220;To stay on track, the rate of reductions must double in the 5 years to 2030 and triple in the decade to 2035,&#8221; it said in a report.
Australia has poured billions of dollars into solar power, wind turbines and green manufacturing and pledged to become a renewable energy superpower.
But it is also one of the world&#8217;s biggest coal exporters and a major exporter of liquefied natural gas.

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