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Dominic Giannini and Kat Wong

Emissions target on chopping board as climate wars rage

Climate 200 is set to back 30 independents at the upcoming federal election. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Battle lines are being redrawn in Australia's climate wars with voters mobilising in response to the federal opposition's threat to abandon emissions reduction targets.

Climate 200, which successfully backed several independents at the 2022 federal election, has enjoyed a surge in donations after Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said he planned to scrap the government's 2030 target to reduce emissions by 43 per cent.

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