Australia under pressure at COP31 to phase out fossil fuels it still exports
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As president of negotiations at COP31 in Turkey, Australia is expected to steer nations toward cutting emissions from coal, oil and gas and to support Pacific neighbors facing rising seas. It has pledged leadership through renewables, electrification and less reliance on fossil fuels—climate minister Chris Bowen stressed that in Fiji in October—but remains the world’s third-largest fossil fuel exporter and, unlike France, Germany or vulnerable island states, has not committed to phasing them out. Critics say its transition pledge is too vague.
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