Commentary: Australia voted for climate action, not just a new prime minister

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After weak emissions targets and devastating bushfires and floods during Scott Morrison’s term, the electoral wins by Anthony Albanese’s Labor, the Greens and the Teals show Australians are tired of climate inaction, says former ambassador Dr Anne-Marie Schleich.

The effects of climate change weigh heavy on Australians. Australia is the biggest greenhouse gas emitter of coal power per capita worldwide. Two-thirds of its electricity coming from coal and it is also the second-largest coal exporter., with an emissions reduction target of 26 per cent to 28 per centHe had resisted matching commitments to a net zero target by 2050 until almost right beforeThe Morrison government even lobbied to remove references to the 1.

In particular, the moderate, policy-focused and charismatic Teals seemed to have appealed to dissatisfied Liberal voters who wanted a change, especially for more decisive climate action, but did not want to switch more drastically to Labor or the Greens. Opposition leader Anthony Albanese meets with Labour supporters at a Polling station during election day in Carnegie, Melbourne, Australia on May 21, 2022. Albanese’s pledge to become a renewable energy superpower highlights Australia’s promising green energy market, notably in its abundant solar and wind resources. At theon May 24, he promised that his government “will take ambitious action on climate change” and cooperate with the three Quad partners on clean energy research.

Australia will also be home to the Asian Renewable Energy Hub, a large power station in the desert that will accommodate wind turbines and solar panels, said to provide more energy than Australia’s entire coal industry. Most of the energy produced is expected to be used to produce green hydrogen energy.

 

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unless they build one nuclear point per day (as per ipcc) well nice try but..

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