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Australia shies from backing net zero by 2050 ahead of Biden climate summit

Reuters CANBERRA – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison stopped short of endorsing a 2050 target for net zero greenhouse gas emissions ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden’s climate summit this week. In a speech on Monday, he said only that Australia, the highest per capita carbon emitter among the world’s richest nations, will achieve net zero “as quickly as possible