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ARTICLE · 14 JULY 2021

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The inconvenient truth about sustainability

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The investment, technology upgrades and infrastructure needed for a truly sustainable global economy are not yet ready.

AustraliaEnergy and Natural Resources
David Tomasi
David Tomasi
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World leaders are adopting tough emissions targets in an attempt to significantly reduce the impact of global warming by 2050. However, question marks remain over how the necessary reductions can be achieved.

Policy makers are focused on the desirable end point of a world powered by renewable energy while glossing over the uncomfortable fact that the investment, technology upgrades and infrastructure required are not yet in place.

"We need to stop talking about targets and green dividends and start considering the practical steps we need to take to get to the point where we have a truly sustainable global economy," says David Tomasi, Global Leader of Energy, Mining and Renewables at Moore.

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