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Ley quizzed on impact of dumping net-zero for young voters
The Liberal Party’s decision to abandon its committment to net-zero emissions by 2050 has sparked debate about its impact on younger Australians.
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has been quizzed about how the move could affect Gen Z and Millennial voters.
“Young Australians have told me that they care about climate, I care about climate too,” Ms Ley said on Friday.
“Where is the climate policy that makes sense? What we’re saying is we will reduce emissons, on average, year on year in line with comparable countries.
“But Australians deserve affordable energy, not power prices that have gone up 40 per cent.
“It’s about what’s right for Gen Z and millenials who, right now, can’t afford to buy a home, can’t pay their power bills and are looking at a government that is set to deliver them a worse standard of living than their parents. That’s just not fair.”
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