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"Opposition Leader Peter Dutton would withdraw Australia’s bid to co-host next
year’s global climate summit if the Coalition wins the federal election.
Australia has lobbied hard for the right to host the talks, known as COP31, in
conjunction with Pacific nations. Australia has emerged as a leading contender,
and has the backing of most countries in its United Nations grouping, including
the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Canada and New Zealand.
However, Dutton on Sunday described the idea of hosting the UN climate
conference as “not something we are supporting — it is madness”. He also
falsely claimed it would cost Australia “tens of billions” of dollars to host
the event.
Australia would reap big benefits by hosting the high-profile global talks. It
would likely attract considerable investment in renewables and clean energy
export industries, and strengthen Australia’s national security during a time
of increasing geo-strategic competition in the Pacific. To pull out now would
be a costly move."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
