Environment by James Morrow
Premium Content  Australia is being warned not to get caught in geopolitical gamesmanship by being forced to keep up with countries making deep emissions reduction pledges they cannot keep in the wake of last week s US-hosted climate summit. The extraordinary thing is people are taking politicians promises as sacrosanct and historical delivery as irrelevant, one senior government source told The Daily Telegraph, noting that without firm commitments from China, the promises of other countries would amount to nothing. With Australia making significant progress against emissions targets versus other nations, analysts are warning that big promises made at international conferences can be more about seeking an economic advantage than Âsaving the planet.