Australia’s climate policy is all talk and no trousers
It relies too much on future technology and not enough on present action
THERE IS A “uniquely Australian” way to tackle rising temperatures, believes Scott Morrison, the country’s prime minister. After weeks of being hassled to beef up his climate commitments, his conservative coalition government on October 26th at last pledged to reduce its emissions to “net zero” by 2050—but without addressing the tricky matter of fossil fuels. The country can both deliver “action on climate change” and “protect the Australian way of life”, the prime minister argues.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Zero effort”
Asia October 30th 2021
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- Rebels fighting Myanmar’s junta are doing better than expected
- What does India’s government have against Bollywood?
- Australia’s climate policy is all talk and no trousers
- Afghanistan’s economy is collapsing
- A long-delayed royal wedding reveals awkward truths about Japan
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