Australia's energy minister dismisses call for tougher carbon emission limits on polluters
CNN
Australia's energy minister on Monday rejected a call from the lobby group for the country's biggest companies to set stricter emissions limits on polluters but gave no indication what targets the government may announce ahead of UN climate talks this month.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is working on securing support from the Liberal Party's rural partner, the Nationals, to back a target of net zero by 2050 and possibly a more ambitious target for 2030 than Australia's existing pledge to cut emissions by 26-28% from 2005 levels, ahead of the UN climate conference in Glasgow.
Yet, the Business Council of Australia -- which represents the country's biggest companies including miners, gas and power producers -- said over the weekend that emissions reductions of up to 50% below 2005 levels by 2030 could be achieved with big benefits for the economy.
California socialite sentenced to 15 years to life for 2020 hit-and-run deaths of two young brothers
Authorities said Rebecca Grossman, wife of a prominent Los Angeles burn doctor, fatally struck Mark Iskander, 11, and brother Jacob, 8, while speeding.