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Sussan Ley pledges support for Paris Agreement despite abandoning net zero

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Opposition Leader Sussan Ley maintains her party's climate and energy policy won't consign it to pariah status on the world stage. The decision to dump net zero has led to warnings the Liberal Party is effectively walking away from Australia's legally binding commitment to the Paris Agreement.
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