10 June 2024 - Australia's commitment to Paris Agreement at stake ahead of 2025 election
Australia will breach Paris Agreement regardless of who is in power, Coalition suggests
Jake Evans (ABC News, 10/06/2024)
Australia will breach the Paris Agreement on climate change regardless of who is in power, the Coalition's energy spokesman has claimed.
Dutton to pull Australia out of Paris Agreement if elected
Mike Foley (The Sydney Morning Herald, 08/06/2024)
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has signalled he will scrap the nation’s legally binding 2030 climate target and risk Australia’s membership of the Paris Agreement on climate change, following his vow to deploy nuclear energy to reach net zero by 2050.
Dutton worse than Morrison on climate change, says PM
Poppy Johnston (The Australian Financial Review, 10/06/2024)
The climate wars may be back – Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has gone on the offensive after Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said he would drop the 2030 target on emissions if elected.
Are the climate wars really over, or has a new era of greenwashing just begun?
Joëlle Gergis (The Guardian, 02/06/2024)
Although the 2022 federal election ushered in a new era of progressive politics in Australia, as Labor’s first term in power has progressed many people are now wondering if the political deadlock on our nation’s climate policy has really been broken.