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The author of the article on Climate Change Targets, John Nihill has asked that we note developments since he submitted his article for publication.  Vanuatu took legal action for the climate in the International Court of Justice. In July this year, the Court ruled unanimously that ‘a clean, healthy and stable environment’ is a human right, that nations have a legal obligation to tackle climate change, that a failure to do this could lead to reparations to affected nations.

He provided the following links regarding  the need for action  here: ACF 2025:  A National Agenda for Australia’s Nature and Climate  and here: Climate Council 2025: Why Australia’s 2025 Climate Target Matters

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