Here is a quick summary in graphic and point form where the main countries line up on climate commitments at the end of the Climate leaders summit organised by USA President Joe Biden in his first 100 days of leadership:
Prime Minister Scott Morrison made:
- no change in Australia's low targets.
- no commitment to net zero by 2050 target.
- produced meaningless statistics that don't stack up
- slagged off the work of other countries
- talked up hydrogen without explaining much of this will be blue hydrogen from coal and gas
- thanked some of Australia's highest emitting companies, part of the problem
- tried to carve out emissions from our fossil fuel exports (Australia is 3rd largest carbon exporter)
- talked up the hired help: Allan Finkel and his contribution (including to the gas led recovery)
