Premier Peter Gutwein has indicated that Tasmania's net zero emissions target might become "more ambitious", on the release of the state government's Climate Action 21 Report Card.
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To achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions the state is still generating emissions but these are offset by the large swathes of forest in Tasmania or other landscapes that store carbon.
The state set a target to reduce greenhouse emissions to 60 per cent below levels in 1990 by the year 2050, and also a target of zero net emissions by 2050.
During the consultation process for the new Climate Change Act and Climate Action plan, more than 30 responses wanted to see a more ambitious net zero emissions target, according to the Climate Action 21 report card.
Mr Gutwein said Tasmania had achieved its net zero emissions target six out of seven times, and five years in a row.
He said he hoped to release the new target in the coming months, with new Climate Change Act and Climate Action plan set to be released before the end of 2021.
"A key message from Tasmanians is that our existing target of net zero emissions by 2050, which is the same as a number of our mainland peers, could be more ambitious, given our emissions reduction performance," he said.
"Many of the more than 250 individuals and organisations that the Independent Review heard from proposed a range of targets from maintaining net zero emissions including from now to 2030, 2035 or 2040.
"However I have been very clear that any target must be based in both science and economics, which is why the Government commissioned economic analysis which it is currently considering on what a more ambitious target could look like, and its impact on our economy and jobs."
According to the report card there were 37 actions across six priority areas outlined in the climate action plan and of these 19 have been completed, two are in progress and 15 actions are ongoing.
