NT environment Minister Eva Lawler calls for federal action on climate targets

The Northern Territory government has put pressure on the federal government to commit to net zero after a major UN report warned the world needed to take action now to avert disaster.

FEDERAL ministers need to agree to a set of ambitious emissions targets to tackle climate change, NT Environment Minister Eva Lawler has warned.

Ms Lawler said all states and territories, including the Northern Territory, had committed to slashing emissions over the next 30 years.

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It comes after a major report by the IPCC warned the world needed to act quickly to cut greenhouse gas emissions to prevent substantial increases in global temperatures.

Australia’s average temperature has increased 1.4C over the past century, rising faster than the rest of the world.

Minister Eva Lawler. Picture Glenn Campbell

Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley in Parliament House Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage

When asked what her response to the report was, Ms Lawler said the NT was taking action to cut emissions.

“But I think what we need to see is … the federal government to come out with a target around emissions, and we need the federal government to take leadership around that,” she said.

“I think every state and territory now has their target – zero emissions by 2050 – I think it’s time for the federal government to embrace that was well.”

Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley’s office has been contacted for comment.

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