11 December 2020
On Friday it was confirmed that Australia has not been offered a speaking slot at the Climate United Nations’ Ambition Summit. This should not come as a surprise.
The Climate Ambition Summit is, as the name would suggest, all about climate ambition – where Australia is decidedly lacking. Earlier this week, Australia was ranked second last on climate policy (better only than Trump’s America) in the Climate Change Performance Index, while the United Nation’s Production Gap Report pointed the finger at major fossil fuel producers like Australia that are increasing production when we can ill afford more coal mines or gas fields.