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Morrison could ditch Kyoto credits

John Kehoe
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has signalled the government could stop claiming Kyoto credits to "meet and beat" its carbon emissions reduction target, declaring in response to the bushfire disaster that climate change policy would be updated without destroying jobs and regional economies.

He said the government's 26-28 per cent emissions cut goal had been "set" as its election policy, downplaying speculation he could adopt a more ambitious goal.

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John Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s first election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com

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