Australia will present “very soon” its most ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gases and will be a candidate to host a UN Climate Summit with the Pacific Islands, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced today.
During her first official visit abroad since the election of Australia’s new center-left government, Wong explained that the country would change its environmental policy, while acknowledging that Canberra had “neglected its responsibilities” in the past.
Wong assured her hosts in Suva, the capital of the Fiji Islands, that Canberra would no longer “show disrespect” to the Pacific islands and would “no longer ignore” calls for action on climate change.
“We were selected on the basis of a program to reduce emissions (of greenhouse gases) by 43% by 2030 and (achieve) neutrality (of carbon) by 2050,” the Australian minister added.
“And these are not words, we will legislate on this and very soon we will submit a new proposal to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,” he noted.
Under the previous Conservative government, Australia – one of the world’s largest exporters of coal and gas – refused to pursue ambitious targets to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.
Wong added that she wants to change the world’s picture of Australia by co-organizing the next UN Climate Change (COP) summit.
“We have proposed to co-organize the future COP with the Pacific island countries. I look forward to new discussions in the region on this proposal,” she said.
SOURCE: AMPE
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