The Albanese government is hoping it can successfully juggle multiple audiences with its 2035 emissions reduction target.

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With a specific number, no single set of stakeholders could have been fully satisfied without alienating another. In opting for a range, and a big one at that - a 62-70 per cent cut in emissions from 2005 levels - the government, taking a pragmatic course, has given itself maximum wriggle room. This is also reasonable, considering a future of economic uncertainty and rapidly changing technology.

Business can focus on the 62 per cent; those wanting more ambition c

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