Labor is poised to make a big call on our nation’s carbon emissions target. But who is Albanese going to listen to?

The government of Anthony Albanese, right, pictured with the climate change minister, Chris Bowen, is weighing a decision on the national emissions reduction target for 2035. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

The climate crisis is often a fight over numbers – and we are coming towards the end of a big one. It will shape how ambitious Australia will be in addressing this era-defining problem, over the next decade and beyond.

The Albanese government is weighing a decision on the national emissions reduction target for 2035. Along with the policies that follow, it will be a legacy marker for a prime minister who is sometimes accused of being risk averse.