Australia Backs COP28 Renewables, Energy Efficiency Vow

Australia has signed on to a pledge at the COP28 climate summit to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030, Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen says. At the annual United Nations meeting on Sunday in the United Arab Emirates, the governments of 118 countries announced they would aim to double energy efficiency and triple renewable energy capacity within six years. It mirrors a pledge made in September by members of the G20. “We know that renewables are the cleanest and cheapest form of energy—and that energy efficiency can also help drive down bills and emissions,” Mr. Bowen said in a statement. He noted that other major energy exporting countries—including the United States, Canada and Norway—had also committed to the plan promoted by the summit host....