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"Australia’s emissions need to decline “on a much steeper trajectory” if it is
to meet its declared commitment of a 43% reduction by 2030 and net zero by
2050, the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development says.
In its report on Australia, released as part of its Going For Growth update on
Tuesday, the OECD recommends Australia develop
a national, integrated long-term emissions reduction strategy with clear
goals and corresponding policy settings to achieve climate targets.
The OECD also suggests broadening the scope of Australia’s so-called Safeguard
Mechanism, which at present regulates the emissions of Australia’s 215 biggest
polluting facilities.
It awards Australia a score on carbon pricing well below the OECD average and
even further below that of the top OECD performers.
It says the share of renewables in Australia’s energy supply averaged only 7.7%
between 2019 and 2021, compared to an average of 22.1% for OECD members, and
55.5% for the top performers.
The OECD is a forum of 38 mainly high-income countries, including Australia,
that describe themselves as committed to democracy and market economies.
The report is critical of Australia’s performance on a number of other fronts,
including income support for the unemployed, job market flexibility and the
recognition of trade qualifications.
It says Australia’s JobSeeker unemployment benefit remains among the lowest in
the OECD and below the relative poverty line when compared to the wages
available from work.
The Albanese government has increased the rate of JobSeeker in the May budget.
The report recommends the government consider “further increasing” it."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
