Pacific nations call on Australia to halve emissions by 2030
Thursday, 7 October 2021
As the Morrison Government has a messy public spat over whether to commit to net zero emissions by 2050, Australia’s Pacific neighbours have called for the government to at least halve emissions this decade to help prevent further climate chaos across the region.
The call comes as a new poll reveals a clear majority of Australians want Scott Morrison to attend the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow that the PM has flagged he will skip.
A new analysis by the IMF shows that, globally, the fossil fuel industry benefits from subsidies of $11m every minute.
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