CRA Calls on the Federal Government to Adopt a Strong 2035 Emissions Reduction Target
Catholic Religious Australia (CRA), of whiich Sisters of Mercy Parramatta Copngregation is a member, in Open Letters to the Prime Minister and Minister for Climate Change and Energy of Australia, has called on the government to adopt a strong national climate pollution reduction plan with an evidence-based target of net zero emissions by 2035.
Date Posted:
20-Jul-2025
"We will protect the rights of the natural world and make practical efforts to stem the hurtful effects of climate change, pollution and the ‘throw away’ mentality..." (Chapter Statement)
All countries party to the Paris Agreement are required to detail their 2035 climate targets by this year, ahead of the climate summit in Brazil in November (COP 30). Australia is yet to release its target and supportive plan, and CRA has urged the government to ensure that Australia fairly contributes to limiting global heating to less than 1.5°C by committing to reach net zero climate pollution by 2035.
“Pope Leo XIV, in his message for the Tenth World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, has lamented that nature has been reduced to a commodity to be bartered for economic or political gain, with God’s creation turned into a battleground for the control of vital resources,” said Br Gerard Brady CFC, CRA President...
Read the complete media release from CRA here