Shorten promises zero emissions climate change policy for Australia under

Research company TNS conducted interviews with some 255 young people and parents around Australia, finding that there were “high” levels of victim blaming among those surveyed.

The second development that should give both Turnbull and Shorten pause for thought is the resurfacing on Friday of the open letter, penned by the President of Kiribati, calling for a global moratorium on all new coal mines.

Labor’s target is more in line with what’s been recommended by the independent Climate Change Authority.

Treasurer Scott Morrison says Labor’s target is the sort of thing the Climate Change Commission had calculated would cost Australians more than $600 billion over a 15 year period.

“We have set a substantial renewable goal of 50 percent of our energy mix to be derived from renewable sources by 2030”.

Labor’s concrete target would not be finalised until next year.

It’s a strong argument, and one that the leaders of Australia’s two major parties – both of whom have openly supported major new coal mine development in this country – need to factor into their climate thinking.

“I’m going to keep working every day to make sure that Australians have the best possible choice when it comes to policies on climate change, jobs, education and health care”, he told reporters.

“If Malcolm Turnbull was still a backbencher he would say the Liberal targets are not good enough, yet he is flying to Paris carrying Tony Abbott’s climate-sceptic baggage”.

Under the current policy a packet of 25 cigarettes that now costs $24.69 will only raise to $29.91 by 2020, whereas under the proposed Labor policy they will be up to $40.80. The extreme weather, ocean acidification, the impact on agriculture, personal insurance and the tourism industry. “It’s just reality and we all have an obligation to act”.

Turnbull has adopted the same emissions reduction target announced by the former prime minister, a cut of between 26% and 28% compared with 2005 levels by 2030.

Labor’s policy has received a warm welcome the Climate Institute, which believes the target is more credible than the government’s and places Australian amongst other developed nations.