Anthony Albanese fails to mention fossil fuels in Cop summit speech
Summary
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told the UN climate summit that governments have a responsibility to act on climate change and highlighted Australia’s growth in renewable energy. He did not mention fossil fuels, despite Australia’s role as a major coal and liquefied natural gas exporter and calls from UN Secretary-General António Guterres for countries to plan a transition away from them.Key Facts
- Albanese spoke at the COP31 summit in Antalya, Turkey, which Turkey is hosting.
- Australia’s climate change minister, Chris Bowen, is presiding over the talks.
- Albanese said renewable energy generation in Australia had doubled in six years and supplied half of the country’s electricity.
- Australia is the world’s second-largest exporter of coal used in power stations and the largest exporter of coal used in steelmaking.
- Guterres said keeping the 1.5C warming goal within reach requires no new coal and a major reduction in coal, oil and gas use.
- Guterres urged governments to create national plans to move away from fossil fuels while protecting workers and communities.
- Climate campaigners Adam Bandt and Bill Hare criticized Albanese for not addressing fossil fuels in his speech.
- Hare said the Albanese government had approved 38 fossil fuel projects since taking office in 2022.
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