Australia should reach net-zero emissions by 2050 without target commitment: solar inventor

Jasper Lindell
November 15 2020 - 3:00am
A 100-kilowatt Sunman installation in Perth, using light-weight solar panels which the federal government has since invested in. Picture: Supplied
A 100-kilowatt Sunman installation in Perth, using light-weight solar panels which the federal government has since invested in. Picture: Supplied

The inventor of a range of light-weight solar panels believes Australia will achieve carbon neutrality by the middle of the century despite the federal government not yet signing up to a formal target of net-zero emissions by 2050.

Jasper Lindell

Jasper Lindell

Assembly Reporter

Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, transport, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times' Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter.