Greens Criticise Labor’s Climate Targets for Being Inconsistent With Paris Agreement

Greens criticised the Australian Labor government for its climate targets, which the group said are inconsistent with the Paris Agreement. According to Climate Analytics, Australia is the world’s third-largest fossil fuel exporter, next to Russia and the United States, with the country as the second-largest exporter of fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions. “Emissions are higher under [Prime Minister] Anthony Albanese than Scott Morrison, Labor has approved 28 new coal and gas projects and now they’re backing away from 2035 targets,” said Greens leader Adam Bandt on Nov. 17. ”With Donald Trump now U.S. President and Peter Dutton spruiking nuclear here, Labor must stop lifting emissions and join the UK in pushing for strong action by 2035, otherwise we won’t stop global warming.”...