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November 05, 2021 5 min read
A meeting that brings world leaders together to make real commitments towards tackling climate change (COP26) is not far from concluding. Here are some highlights of the progress that's been made so far:
Ahead of COP26 Australia announced its target of net-zero by 2050. We are still waiting on a concrete plan to significantly cut emissions this decade. Whilst we can see the Prime Minister is slowly changing his view, we couldn't help but feel disappointed to see the lack of commitment to global coal and methane pledges. Australia has been labelled as the 'climate laggard', in fact, the Morrison government's 'climate policy' was ranked last in an assessment of 60 countries released at COP26. Instead of supporting a phase-out of coal, the Morrison government is currently considering 116 fossil fuel projects that could produce 5% of global emissions. Yikes!
Thanks to the COP26 negotiations and commitments, the ability to keep rising temperatures below 1.5 is still alive. However, according to Alok Sharma (the COP president), the plan is weak. He believes that whilst countries have signed up to the agreement, the real results will come from actions that support these commitments. To summarise, the Climate Pact includes:
There is still hope, however, we need the Australian government to come to the party. Keep using your voices, we can do this Australia!
Keep using your voices! Here are a few things you can easily do to show the Prime Minister you want him to move away from fossil fuels!
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