Angus Taylor has told the UN that Australia's climate fight depends on technology.
Emissions Reduction Minister Angus Taylor told the summit on Tuesday Australia was committed to the Paris agreement and on track to meet and beat its target set for 2030.
Mr Taylor said strong messages and targets alone would not address climate change, no matter how ambitious. Energy MinisterAngus Taylor attending the panel session 'Financing the Paris Agreement' at COP25 in Madrid.Australia's focus was on working with industry, researchers and international partners on"priority technology" such as hydrogen.
And Australia has the world's highest uptake of residential solar panels, with one in five households now using them.Earlier at the summit, Fijian clergyman and climate advocate James Bhagwan seized on an infamous image of Prime Minister Scott Morrison brandishing a lump of coal in parliament. However government projections show more than half that target will be achieved through carryover credits from achieving goals of the Kyoto protocol.
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