PM Says Reaching Net-Zero Emissions About ‘Technology Not Taxes’

PM Says Reaching Net-Zero Emissions About ‘Technology Not Taxes’
Prime Minister Scott Morrison at the National Press Club in Canberra, Australia on Feb. 1, 2021. Sam Mooy/Getty Images
Alex Joseph
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said the federal government would continue a strong focus on technological advancements, rather than forcing the Australians to pay for climate action as the government pursues the goal of reaching net-zero emission targets.

“In Australia, my Government will not tax our way to net-zero emissions,“ Morrison said. ”I will not put that cost on Australians, and I will particularly not ask regional Australians to carry that burden.”