May 27, 2026 – 1.49pmWest Australian Premier Roger Cook has described a Deloitte-authored report that suggested his state would miss its net zero emissions targets by up to a decade as nonsense and lambasted the consulting firm for failing to appreciate the government’s ambitions to respond to climate change.The research was commissioned by Woodside Energy and used to justify the oil and gas giant’s controversial Browse project off the state’s north-west coast. The report said the $30 billion development was unlikely to derail the 2050 target for net zero emissions because it would be missed regardless.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
WA Premier Roger Cook slams Deloitte’s net zero study as ‘nonsense’
The consulting giant, in a report prepared for Woodside Energy to justify its Browse project, found the state would miss its emissions targets by years.
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