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Own goal: why the Nationals' retreat on net zero would be bad economics

Own goal: why the Nationals' retreat on net zero would be bad economics
11.11.2025 10

The Examiner

Frank Jotzo

Own goal: why the Nationals' retreat on net zero would be bad economics

Own goal: why the Nationals' retreat on net zero would be bad economics
11.11.2025 10

Canberra Times

Frank Jotzo

Own goal: why the Nationals’ retreat on net zero would be bad economics

Own goal: why the Nationals’ retreat on net zero would be bad economics

In abandoning net zero, Nationals leaders claimed Australia is cutting emissions twice as fast as other rich countries. That’s not the case

07.11.2025 10

The Conversation

Frank Jotzo

Hitting the mid-point of the climate target should be real goal

Now comes the time for implementation. To get there will require a step change in policy.

18.09.2025 4

Financial Review

Frank Jotzo

No room for the timid: setting Australia’s 2035 emissions target is a daring tightrope act

Can the Albanese government strike the right balance: set a climate policy that’s strong enough to work, but isn’t branded reckless?

25.08.2025 3

The Conversation

Frank Jotzo

Australia could become the world’s first net-zero exporter of fossil fuels – here’s how

How can Australia reconcile its ambition to become a renewables superpower as it ships fossil fuels overseas? With a net-zero target on exports.

18.06.2025 30

The Conversation

Frank Jotzo

Australia urgently needs to get serious about long-term climate policy – but there’s no sign of that in the election campaign

16.04.2025 9

Pearls and Irritations

Frank Jotzo

Australia urgently needs to get serious about long-term climate policy – but there’s no sign of that in the election campaign

The election campaign must prioritise climate policy to ensure the next government drives the transition to a clean economy in a world upended by...

09.04.2025 8

The Conversation

Frank Jotzo

Could the decline of fossil fuels be Australia’s chance to become a clean exports giant?

When Australia announces its 2035 emissions target to the world, there will be a unique opportunity to promote Australia’s ambition to help other...

02.12.2024 8

The Guardian

Frank Jotzo

Can we really reach net zero by 2050? A new report maps out Australia’s path in more detail than ever before

A zero-carbon mindset must “become the new normal” in Australia, according to a much-anticipated report from the federal government’s independent...

04.09.2024 5

The Conversation

Frank Jotzo