Business eyes $7.2b of emission reduction projects

Business eyes $7.2b of emission reduction projects
Gavin Evans
Faster work to decarbonise transport and industrial process heat feature among $7.2 billion of shorter-term projects the government is being urged to advance by the Sustainable Business Council.Decarbonising the economy to meet the country’s net-zero emissions target by 2050 is not a single project, the group said.It has urged the government to work on cheaper, more immediate projects that deliver early emission reductions, while also putting in place long-term initiatives and studies needed for more challenging sectors like agriculture a...

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