‘Insufficient’: Biden administration criticises Australia on climate

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The Biden administration believes Australia’s current climate change policies are 'insufficient' and wants Prime Minister Scott Morrison to announce more ambitious emission reduction targets, writes KnottMatthew

The Biden administration believes Australia’s current climate change policies are “insufficient” and wants Prime Minister Scott Morrison to announce more ambitious emission reduction targets when he appears at this week’s climate leaders’ summit.

This would be almost double the Morrison government’s current target of a 26 to 28 per cent reduction over the same period. The official reiterated previous remarks by US climate envoy John Kerry that Australia and the US have “differences” on their approach to climate action. “You have to have a set of policies, you have to have national intent, you have to follow up with actions and commitments.”

 

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KnottMatthew I suppose doing nothing is insufficient.

KnottMatthew Zzzzzzzzzzzzz made up shit dribble

KnottMatthew Let’s announce feel good targets and never achieve them, like Europe 🤦‍♂️

KnottMatthew Not saying I disagree with them, but MAYBE they should concentrate on fixing some of their own policies first. GunControlNow

KnottMatthew Making announcements is one thing the Morrison Govt does well. It's the follow-through with real action that's sorely lacking.

peggymel2001 KnottMatthew Expect to hear a rant about sovereign rights by LNP IPA et al

KnottMatthew He’s absolutely right

KnottMatthew US needs to do a lot more climate damage considering what they have burnt all these years the need to pay back for that and not ignore it. So a lot more needed from them

KnottMatthew Joe just wants us to shut down local businesses and buy more solar panels from China.

KnottMatthew How about you concentrate on your own backyard.

KnottMatthew Too much money going into the LNP coffers...

KnottMatthew You can fuck right off mate

KnottMatthew How about trying to curb the gun deaths in your country Slow Joe

KnottMatthew The mining industry owns the Federal Government in partnership with Murdoch so no climate targets will be meet

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