Bowen announces sectoral net zero strategy approachesBY RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023 12:49PM Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen has announced that government will develop sector-specific decarbonization plans for key Australian industries to further the government's net zero ambitions. Read more: Chris Bowen, Carbon Market Institute, Catherine King, Clean Energy Council, Denita Wawn, Ed Husic, Erwin Jackson, Investor Group on Climate Change, John Connor, Madeleine King, Mike Zorbas, Property Council, Tanya Plibersek Related News |
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