Australia has sent Energy Minister Angus Taylor to the final days of a climate summit in Spain, where senior figures from around the world are likely to look at him in dismay.
That’s because while much of the east coast burns and Sydney chokes on dangerous levels of smoke, Mr Taylor’s mission is to keep open a loophole that allows the government to fudge the numbers on emission reduction targets.
“It’s a loophole that allows for some clever accounting and makes it easy for Australia to hit its Paris targets, and which its banking on doing most of the work and heavy lifting,” Richie Merzian, director of the Climate and Energy Program at think tank The Australia Institute, explained to news.com.au.
“That loophole is now in jeopardy because a draft decision is being considered to close it. And so, Angus Taylor will be lobbying to keep it open.”
Read more: https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/climate-change/australia-seen-as-being-totally-disconnected-from-reality-on-world-stage-climate-expert-says/news-story/1bd2bbbdd47385d9c9ffc613caadf92d
That’s because while much of the east coast burns and Sydney chokes on dangerous levels of smoke, Mr Taylor’s mission is to keep open a loophole that allows the government to fudge the numbers on emission reduction targets.
“It’s a loophole that allows for some clever accounting and makes it easy for Australia to hit its Paris targets, and which its banking on doing most of the work and heavy lifting,” Richie Merzian, director of the Climate and Energy Program at think tank The Australia Institute, explained to news.com.au.
“That loophole is now in jeopardy because a draft decision is being considered to close it. And so, Angus Taylor will be lobbying to keep it open.”
Read more: https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/climate-change/australia-seen-as-being-totally-disconnected-from-reality-on-world-stage-climate-expert-says/news-story/1bd2bbbdd47385d9c9ffc613caadf92d
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