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Figure 21 Indigenous peoples and the environment
Figure 22 Ltyentye Apurte Rangers and CSIRO scientists looking at the 2 timelines together
Figure 23 Days above above 40 °C by year, 1942–2019; dark bars highlight years with more than 20 such days
Table 1 State and territory greenhouse gas targets and progress

State or territory

Date of net zero commitment

Intermediate targets (from 2005, unless stated) and renewable energy targets (if any)

2019 emissions change from 2005 (%)

ACT

2045

40% (from 1990 baseline) by 2020, 50–60% by 2025, 65–75% by 2030, 90–95% by 2040.

100% RET by 2020

8.1

(–45 from 1990)

NSW

2050

35% by 2030

–17.2

NT

2050

50% RET by 2030

+46.5

Qld

2050

30% by 2030

–13.7

SA

2050

50% by 2030

100% RET by 2030

–32.9

Tas

2030a

n/a

–109

Vic

2050

28–33% by 2025, 45–50% by 2030

40% RET by 2025, 50% by 2030

–24.8

WA

2050

n/a

+20.8

ACT = Australian Capital Territory; n/a = not applicable; NSW = New South Wales; NT = Northern Territory; Qld = Queensland; RET = renewable energy target; SA = South Australia; Tas = Tasmania; Vic = Victoria; WA = Western Australia

  1. Tasmania has a legislated target of 60% reduction by 2050 (under the Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008) but has announced an intention to legislate for net zero by 2030.

Source: DISER (2019)

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