Claim: Labor MP Matt Thistlethwaite claims a recent report found adopting a target of net zero emissions by 2050 will create 250,000 jobs in Australia over the next decade.
Fact-check: Will cutting emissions create 250,000 jobs in a decade?
Verdict: mostly false – the claim is mostly false with one minor element of truth.
Organisation: Australian Associated Press
Author: George Driver
Date published: 2021-02-25T00:00:00