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"The federal government has announced an extra A$150 million for climate
finance – including $100 million for the Pacific to help protect its people,
housing and infrastructure from the escalating impacts of global warming.
It comes as Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen lands in Dubai for
international negotiations at the 28th United Nations climate summit. At the
end of the hottest year on record, these talks focus on accelerating climate
action in line with the Paris Agreement.
While new funding is undoubtedly important and can go a long way to supporting
community-led resilience-building efforts in the region, Australia will be
under growing pressure to do more.
A growing number of countries, including the European Union and Pacific island
nations, want to see global agreement at COP28 for a managed phase-out of
fossil fuels.
Many observers are sceptical that COP28 can deliver consensus on shifting away
from coal, oil and gas, because host nation the United Arab Emirates is a major
oil exporter. This is a problem Australia also faces – having volunteered to
host UN climate talks in 2026, in partnership with Pacific island countries.
Today, Australia exports almost three times as much fossil fuels as the UAE.
Dozens of new coal and gas projects are lining up for approval.
Today’s announcement must not be a substitute for addressing the root causes of
the climate crisis. Australia must stop approving new coal, oil and gas
projects. And we must back agreement at COP28 for the phase-out of fossil
fuels."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
