As we head into the second week of COP26, Scott Morrison’s back in Australia, whereupon he has promptly disappeared on an impromptu ‘tour of the regions’. But no vanishing act can hide the growing anger at his performance in Glasgow, with criticism flying thick and fast, from major trading partners such as Taiwan as well as at home.
Will it cost him an election? Time will tell.
To further climate progress, even without Federal support, NSW, Victoria and the ACT have formed a ‘climate federation’. Who needs Morrison anyway?
‘It’s just an announcement’: Taiwan says Australia should legislate net-zero target
Taiwan’s delegation to the UN climate change summit has called for Australia to legislate its net-zero by 2050 commitment, warning the Coalition’s plan remains vulnerable to the whims of future governments.
Three Australian state governments to collaborate on reaching net zero emissions
New South Wales, South Australia and the ACT to create a net zero emissions policy forum
Progress has been made in Glasgow. But Australia is well behind the pack
Ask COP26 attendees what they think of the Australian government’s response to those bushfires – and its lack of urgency in Glasgow – and you’ll find they are feeling angry or confused, writes Simon Bradshaw.
Greens would use balance of power to end coal
The Greens would press for coal to be phased out this decade if they held the balance of power after the next federal election, leader Adam Bandt has said.
COP26: Glasgow climate summit was seen as a debacle for Scott Morrison - but will it cost him at the next election?
World leaders can now be in no doubt, if doubts ever existed, about Australia and its conservative government's determination to keep its fossil fuel industry alive and upright against the headwinds of a rapid global shift to clean energy.
Existing carbon markets better than new technology for Australia's net zero goal
A lot can happen in 30 years, which makes it pretty safe territory for anyone making promises for 2050, particularly if they're unlikely to even be around then.