POWER UP: Ten climate gamechangers

by the Climate Council

Power Up is a set of ten energy gamechangers that will help get Australia on track to tackle both the climate crisis and our cost-of living crisis. 

Over this decade, we will need to get on a steep trajectory of emissions reductions, with existing efforts ramped up significantly and quickly.

Australia has already warmed by around 1.4°C and is suffering significant losses from accelerating climate change. Worse is on the way as extreme weather events – such as bushfires, floods, heatwaves and droughts – occur more often, and become more severe. To avoid the worst climate impacts, global emissions must halve this decade and we must reach net zero in the early 2040s.

As a wealthy country with extraordinary renewable resources, Australia should aim to reduce its emissions by 75 per cent this decade, and reach net zero emissions shortly after. Power Up can help us get there.

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