Those hoping new United States President Joe Biden would make action on climate change one of his top priorities would have been cheered by the flurry of activity from his first days in office.
“At [Glasgow] in November, all nations must raise ambition together – or we will all fail, together,” he said. Prime Minister Scott Morrison wears a hard hat and face mask during a visit to South32′s Cannington coal mine in McKinlay, Queensland last week.Howard Bamsey, Australia’s former top climate diplomat, says the Biden team’s ambitions are likely to make “Australia even more exceptional than it was on international climate diplomacy”.
The Biden administration has committed to restart US funding after President Donald Trump blocked contributions after the first $US1 billion of the $US3 billion promised by his predecessor, Barack Obama. In particular will be how Australia negotiates on the Paris Rulebook, which will determine whether or not any so-called carry-over credits for overachievement during the previous Kyoto Protocol could be counted towards the Paris Agreement .
“The President has made it clear, [climate change is] an existential threat that has to be addressed,” Australia’s ambassador to the US, Arthur Sinodinos, toldSetting climate targets “is obviously something the Australian government will have to look at”, he said. “Targets are important, but what’s also important is to have plans.”
Sinodinos went further, saying “we’re looking to actually enter into a low-emissions technology partnership with the US” and “there’s a lot of commonality in our programs”. “In this decade through 2030, the world will need more than $US1 trillion in annual investment in clean power systems to speed the energy transition [alone],” he says.
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p_hannam micksfoley PM has to please his coal faction that picked him or there would be a coup Turnbull was a coup victim over NEG
p_hannam micksfoley PM, keep following the current line. We are well ahead of the pack.
p_hannam micksfoley Australia didn’t elect Biden so what do his policies have to do with us?
p_hannam micksfoley Morrison do little stance on all federal government responsibilities
p_hannam micksfoley If countries like China or India don’t cut emissions, Australia’s tiny contribution to the CO2 balance won’t make a lick of difference. Quick pop quiz question.....did having most of the global economy in slow down in 2020 have a discernible impact on CO2........Nope. Nada.
p_hannam micksfoley Scott Morrison, abide in BIDEN. climate Biden France
p_hannam micksfoley Why tax payers are all still sleeping? That is not for climate change under their conspiracy! RESETting silly people procedure now with Sleeping J!
p_hannam micksfoley Let's see what happens should coal friend Mathias Cormann become OECD President
p_hannam micksfoley ScroMo is globally isolated. His open PR Trumpism will bite him in the bum!
p_hannam micksfoley Far out! Is there an Australian politician who has any charisma or nuts ( hey, not being sexually biased - it’s a metaphorical question). They’re all lacking balls.
p_hannam micksfoley Let's bloody hope so. Somebody needs to kick ScottyFromPhotoOps out of his 'holiday-make racist remarks-holiday-reward homophobe-holiday' loop.
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p_hannam micksfoley Morrison will leave us behind.
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