As part of Australia’s obligations under the Paris Agreement, the Australian Government has communicated an updated and enhanced Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat.

The updated NDC:

• adopts a target of net zero emissions by 2050
• commits to Australia’s 7 low emissions technology stretch goals
• reaffirms Australia’s target to reduce emissions by 26 – 28% below 2005 levels by 2030
• adds Australia will exceed this by up to 9 percentage points.

Australia now has a target to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, and a detailed and comprehensive technology-led plan to achieve it. Australia’s emissions projections 2021 demonstrate that we are already on track to reduce emissions by up to 35% below 2005 levels by 2030.