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1. Commitment to achieving 43% reduction in green house gas emissions by 2030101.1 Public commitment to 43% reduction in green house gas emissions by 20302.50No such commitment from NTG. The NTG target of 50% renewable electricity by 2030 will do little to reduce total green house gas emissions.NTG invited to provide further information than that on the public record on 9 April 2023. No further information received as of 30 September 2023.Based on 50% reduction required by 2050 as per modelling for emission Pathways and System Transitions Consistent with 1.5°C Global Warming. See: IPCC, Mitigation Pathways Compatible with 1.5°C in the Context of Sustainable Development (2023), p. 95.
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1.2 Developed a roadmap, including interim targets, for achieving 43% reduction in green house gas emissions by 2030. This may include legislated targets.7.50No NT roadmap/climate change strategy published that sets out a reduction pathway with interim targets.NTG invited to provide further information than that on the public record on 9 April 2023. No further information received as of 30 September 2023.
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2. Commitment to net zero green house gas emissions by 2050102.1 Public commitment to net zero green house gas emissions by 20502.52.5NTG states: 'Our objective is to progressively reduce net GHG emissions in the Territory, with the goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050' see Northern Territory Climate Change Response: Towards 2050 (July 2020, Nothern Territory Government) available at: <https://depws.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/904775/northern-territory-climate-change-response-towards-2050.pdf> p. 8.NTG invited to provide further information than that on the public record on 9 April 2023. No further information received as of 30 September 2023.Minimum reduction required for emission Pathways and System Transitions Consistent with 1.5°C Global Warming. See: IPCC, Mitigation Pathways Compatible with 1.5°C in the Context of Sustainable Development, 2023, p. 95.
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2.2 Developed a roadmap, including interim targets, for achieving net zero emissions by 2050. This may include legislated targets.7.50No roadmap/climate change strategy published that sets out a reduction pathway with interim targets.NTG invited to provide further information than that on the public record on 9 April 2023. No further information received as of 30 September 2023.
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3. Net reduction in green house gas emissions on track to meet 2030 and 2050 targets403.1 NT is on track towards achieving net zero emissions by 2050 in the year for which the most recent data is available (over past financial year) in accordance with, NTG incremental interim targets (or, where no interim targets have been adopted, at a regular per annum reduction rate of .47 Mt, as per Cell 6H.400 In the absence of an official NTG pathway to net zero by 2050, a linear reduction in emissions to net zero by 2050 using a 2020 starting point (based on a 20 year average, 2001-2020) has been applied. In the most recent year for which data is available (2021), reported NT emissions exceeded the linear target for that year. All emissions data sourced from https://www.greenhouseaccounts.climatechange.gov.au/NTG invited to provide further information than that on the public record on 9 April 2023. No further information received as of 30 September 2023.As above. We have applied a linear incremental annual target to reach net zero emissions by 2050. In subsequent years this will be based on a rolling three year average to mitigate against annual variablity. See supplementary worksheets.
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4. Phase out financial investment in greenhouse gas-emitting projects and activities104.1 No new government investments, including subsidies, in fossil fuels. Note: where immediate withdrawal of investment would adversely impact disadvantaged groups (eg cutting subsidies to remote communities currently reliant on diesel generators) the NT Government must, at a minimum, implement a plan to phase out reliance on fossil fuels, including investing in fossil fuel replacement infastructure.50According to the Australia Institute, the Northern Territory provided $327 million in assistance to fossil fuel industries in 2022–23, with longer-term commitments worth $3.59 billion (gas purchase arrangements): includes $217 million to build roads explicitly for the onshore gas industry (2023, Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Australia, p. 47, available at: https://australiainstitute.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/P1378-Fossil-fuel-subsidies-2023-Web.pdf).NTG invited to provide further information than that on the public record on 9 April 2023. No further information received as of 30 September 2023.See Pathak et al, Technical Summary. In: Climate
Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change, Technical Summary. Contribution of Working Group III to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, p. 89. <https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg3/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_WGIII_TechnicalSummary.pdf>. Note that the UN Secretary General has called for countries to end all new fossil fuel exploration and production, and shift fossil fuel subsidies into renewable energy.By 2030, solar and wind capacity should quadruple and renewable energy investments should triple to maintain a net zero trajectory by mid-century. (United Nations, Secretary-General's statement on the IPCC Working Group 1 Report on the Physical Science Basis of the Sixth Assessment, (Press Release, 9 August 2021) <https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/secretary-generals-statement-the-ipcc-working-group-1-report-the-physical-science-basis-of-the-sixth-assessment>.
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4.2 Reduce all existing government investment, including subsidies, in large-scale green house gas emmiting projects and activities (> 100,000 tonnes per annum) in accordance with roadmap, or where roadmap is not adopted or does not specify targets, at a minimum per annum reduction rate of 5% as compared to the lower of: 1) FY 20-21 investment levels; or average annual investment between FY 09-10 and FY 20-21).50As above, NTG, including via its statutory corporations, continues to subsidise and invest in large-scale green house gas emitting projects. No net reduction in investment.NTG invited to provide further information than that on the public record on 9 April 2023. No further information received as of 30 September 2023.100,000 tonne definition is based on the Australian Clean Energy Regulator's threshold for large emmitters under the framework of the national Safeguard Mechanism scheme, see: <https://www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au/NGER/The-safeguard-mechanism/Coverage>. The threshold is a conservative one and it may be appropriate to revisit this definition over time in light of the 2050 net zero target.
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5. Increase financial investment in low/no carbon economy (mitigation) and climate change adaptation105.1 Direct financial investment and/or harnessing Commonwealth funds in low-carbon/no carbon infastructure projects that are proven to curb or replace emmission generating projects or activities. As a guide, investment rate should increase approx 600% (range 400-800%) by 2050 (20% per annum, although we do not anticipate an annual increase to be even).100Renewable Remote Power Program infastructure ($2.1 million) appears to decrease significantly from previous year. Circular Economy Strategy implementation requires upscaling. Most recent invesment ($300,000) is insufficient. NTG invited to provide further information than that on the public record on 9 April 2023. No further information received as of 30 September 2023.Average annual modelled mitigation investment requirements for 2020 to 2030 in scenarios that limit warming to 2°C or 1.5°C are a factor of three to six greater than current levels. See C.7.2, Synthesis Report (SYR) of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, p. 35.
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6. Socially-just financial investment in adaptation strategies that are evidence-based and equitable (target most vulnerable groups).106.1 Direct financial investment and/or harnessing Commonwealth funds to invest in adaptation strategies that are evidence based and equitable (target most vulnerable groups).105NTG is continuing works to improve water quality and water security in remote communities ($13.5 million). NTG commitment to those most vulnerable to climate impacts stated at 'Resilient Territory', see Northern Territory Climate Change Response: Towards 2050 (July 2020, Nothern Territory Government), p. 11. Available at: <https://depws.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/904775/northern-territory-climate-change-response-towards-2050.pdf>NTG invited to provide further information than that on the public record on 9 April 2023. No further information received as of 30 September 2023."Accelerating climate mitigation in the context of sustainable development involves not only expediting the pace of change but also addressing the underlying drivers of vulnerability and emissions. Addressing these drivers can enable diverse communities, sectors, stakeholders, regions and cultures to participate in just, equitable and inclusive processes that improve the health and well-being of people and the planet. Looking at climate change from a justice perspective […] means placing the emphasis on: (i) the protection of vulnerable populations from the impacts of climate change, (ii) mitigating the effects of low-carbon transformations, and (iii) ensuring an equitable decarbonised world (high confidence)". {17.1} See IPCC, AR6 (2022): Technical Summary, p.141.
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7. Public accountability on climate strategy and performance107.1 Publishes net emissions data (including previous years' data since at least 2020) on an annual basis.50Awaiting NTG consultants to provide a baseline NT emissions profile. 75% complete and two years overdue according to NTG as at 30 June 2023.NTG invited to provide further information than that on the public record on 9 April 2023. No further information received as of 30 September 2023.The need for accountability, civil society participation and transparency to support the implementation of ambitious climate change action is highlighted in the IPCC AR6 Summary of Policymakers report (2022), see 'Enabling Conditions', C.5.1, p. 27.
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7.2 Publishes climate change strategy and roadmap to net zero emmissions, including interim (eg. annual or triennial) emission reduction targets.2.50Strategy published but no clear emissions pathway with interim targets.NTG invited to provide further information than that on the public record on 9 April 2023. No further information received as of 30 September 2023.
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7.3 Publishes progress updates on implementation of climate change Response.2.52.5The NTG has stated that 'the Territory Government will be accountable for its delivery of the objectives of this Climate Change Response by reporting annually to the Legislative Assembly', see Northern Territory Climate Change Response: Towards 2050 (July 2020, Northern Territory Government) available at: <https://depws.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/904775/northern-territory-climate-change-response-towards-2050.pdf>. The NTG is also reporting publicly on its performance on its website: https://climatechange.nt.gov.au/nt-climate-change-response/action-itemsNTG invited to provide further information than that on the public record on 9 April 2023. No further information received as of 30 September 2023.
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