Prime Minister Scott Morrison formally confirmed at Glasgow that Australia would commit to a target of net zero emissions by 2050,The G20 also put the spotlight back on a joint commitment between the two countries to work together towards a "green economy”, after Indonesia's President Joko Widodo and Prime Minister Scott Morrison issued a statement on "the green economy and energy transition".
"If you had a thousand people in a room, a green economy could have a thousand different definitions," he said. The UN Environment Programme defines a green economy as "low carbon, resource efficient and socially inclusive" and one that prevents "the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services". "It's not a new concept. People have been worrying about all these issues, but they've become really important as the irrefutable evidence has come through about global warming," he said.
Source: Financial Digest (financialdigest.net)
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Indonesia has actually done significant steps in accelerating renewable energy usage, producing electric cars for instance.
Indonesia, are you kidding. They are one of the worst offenders of deforestation.
Impossible to have a green economy if you keep cutting down forests
Better yet…tell us how they are contributing. America is certainly interested…
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