https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-57925798
"In a world racing to reduce pollution, Australia is a stark outlier.
It is one of the dirtiest countries per head of population and a massive global
supplier of fossil fuels. Unusually for a rich nation, it also still burns coal
for most of its electricity.
Australia's 2030 emissions target - a 26% cut on 2005 levels - is half the US
and UK benchmarks.
Canberra has also resisted joining the two-thirds of countries who have pledged
net zero emissions by 2050.
And instead of phasing out coal - the worst fossil fuel - it's committed to
digging for more.
So it's no surprise that Australia is being viewed as a "bad guy" going into
the COP26 global climate talks in Glasgow, analysts say."
Via Robert Sanscartier.
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*** Xanni ***
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