No global support for US-led force against weak IS: Australian PM

The ambitious target exceeds the commitments of Japan, Europe and even the US, The Australian reports.

“Business has recognised it is in their interest to move sooner rather than later to a carbon-constrained economy”, he told the Nine Network.

“Malcolm Turnbull is flying to Paris carrying Tony Abbott’s climate-sceptic baggage”, Mr Shorten says.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said yesterday that there was no global support for an American-led ground force to destroy the Islamic State group, which he called fundamentally weak with “more Twitter accounts than fighters”.

This is nearly twice the target set by the government three months ago and now submitted to organisers of the Paris Climate Talks.

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.

“We will undertake this process mindful of the consequences for jobs, for regions and for any impacts on households”, Shorten will say.

“And because we know climate change is real, we all have an obligation to act”.

Mr Shorten warns it will require “major technological transitions” in a range of industries but maintains they’re achievable and necessary.

“Changing technology, modernising fuels and embracing clean energy does not mean trading away our prosperity”.

But he uses government modelling released earlier this year as evidence the economic impact of a 45 per cent target would be “minimal”. Mr Turnbull himself crossed the floor in 2010 when he voted with Labor in support of its emissions trading scheme.

Similar meetings have failed to result in agreement but Mr Turnbull hopes Paris will be different.

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.

“We’ve got more tax policy on the table than the government does”.