Albanese declares ‘climate emergency’ as Pacific leaders tell Australia to do more | ErykBagshaw
revealed Labor’s plans to lock in a 43 per cent cut to emissions by 2030, and achieve net zero by 2050, through an act of parliament. Climate scientists say the first target will not be enough to limit global warming below 2 degrees.
Despite public criticism by Fiji and Palau for Australia’s weak emissions targets – which remain below those adopted by the United Kingdom and the United States – Albanese maintained that no Pacific leader had asked him about the coal industry, which became Australia’s most valuable export on Tuesday.“What you have to do is to have a real plan with a real timetable,” he said. “That is what we have. And that is why it has received the unanimous support of our Pacific neighbours.
The Pacific leaders also grappled with rising geopolitical competition over the forum’s two days. Solomon Island’s Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare reaffirmed there would be no Chinese naval base in his country despite a security deal with Beijing in April. Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong with Solomon Island’s Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare on Tuesday.The communiqué is an attempt at bringing both Solomon Islands and Kiribati back into the regional tent as both countries draw closer to Beijing. China was not mentioned by name in the text, but Australia has spent the week lobbying others to recognise the security and sovereignty risks involved in deals with Beijing.
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