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COP26: the Prime Minister will finally go there

2021-10-15T05:45:49.048Z


Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday withdrew his threat not to attend the COP26 summit which will open next month in ...


Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday withdrew his threat not to attend the COP26 summit which will open next month in Glasgow, describing the meeting as "

an important event

": "

I have confirmed my participation at the summit from Glasgow, which I look forward to attending,

”Scott Morrison told reporters.

Read alsoAustralia rejects climate change targets

Under increasing pressure to adopt more ambitious climate targets, the Conservative leader had hinted that he would not join the other heads of government in Scotland.

His comments angered climate advocates and were seen as a direct diplomatic rebuff to the UK, a close ally and host of the summit.

In a rare foray into politics, Britain's Prince Charles had expressed surprise at Scott Morrison's reluctance, saying it would be a "

disaster

" if leaders did not take firm action to stop climate change.

Main exporter of coal

Widely regarded as a climate laggard, Australia is the world's largest exporter of coal, on which much of its electricity generation relies, and has not made a firm commitment to reduce its carbon emissions. greenhouse gas.

Read alsoAustralia decided to continue extracting its coal despite scientific advice

In the past, Mr. Morrison has promised to continue mining and exporting coal as long as there are buyers.

The Morrison government has proposed to achieve carbon neutrality "

as quickly as possible

", preferably by 2050, while refusing to make this target binding.

Source: lefigaro

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