Net zero by 2050? Too late. Australia must aim for 2035

By Mark Howden, Director, ANU Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
Frank Jotzo, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Head of Energy, Institute for Climate Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
Ken Baldwin, Inaugural Director, ANU Grand Challenge, Zero-Carbon Energy for the Asia Pacific, Australian National University
Kylie Catchpole, Associate Professor of Solar Engineering, Australian National University
Kylie Walker, Visiting Fellow, Australian National University
Lachlan Blackhall, Entrepreneurial Fellow and Head, Battery Storage and Grid Integration Program, Australian National University

We’ve wasted a lot of time delaying climate action. As the damage becomes ever clearer, it’s time to accelerate the transition.

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