CRA Calls on the Federal Government to Adopt a Strong 2035 Emissions Reduction Target

All countries party to the Paris Agreement are required to detail their 2035 climate targets by this year, ahead of the climate summit in Brazil in November (COP 30). Australia is yet to release its target and supportive plan, and CRA has urged the government to ensure that Australia fairly contributes to limiting global heating to less than 1.5°C by committing to reach net zero climate pollution by 2035.

“Pope Leo XIV, in his message for the Tenth World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, has lamented that nature has been reduced to a commodity to be bartered for economic or political gain, with God’s creation turned into a battleground for the control of vital resources,” said Br Gerard Brady CFC, CRA President...

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Sisters of Mercy North Sydney Congregation is a member of CRA