The election marks the first time that an Australian prime minister has come unstuck for doing too little, rather than too much, to curb climate change
word normally used only in homeware catalogues, alongside “coral”, “fuchsia” and “taupe”, to make a bluish-green towel or sweater sound sophisticated and desirable. But teal has suddenly become the most important term in Australian politics. It denotes independent candidates who might pass as members of the right-of-centre Liberal party, whose colour is blue, were they not several shades greener.
As a result, Australia is now likely not only to set a more stringent target for emissions cuts by 2030, but also to adopt some policies to give the new target teeth. That means the role of chief climate laggard among big, wealthy economies is likely to revert to America, Australia’s perennial rival for the title. But it also holds out the tantalising prospect that American politics might also suddenly shift.
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