The protection of liberal, democratic values is a more important short-term goal than reducing greenhouse gas emissions, an Australian lawmaker said Tuesday in response to the U.N. singling out Canberra for defying its order to ditch coal as part of the reset world.
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce was asked to respond to remarks made by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who publicly called out Australia for its rejection of an emissions reduction plan set to be fully activated by 2030.
The U.N. chief used an address to a sustainability summit in London to take a public swipe at wealthy G20 nations’ climate change policies while shaming “holdout” Australia, as Breitbart News reported.
“A growing number of G20 developed economies have announced meaningful emissions reductions by 2030 – with a handful of holdouts, such as Australia,” Guterres said.
He slammed the purchase of coal as a “stupid investment” and warned countries against sliding back to fossil fuels in response to the global energy turmoil caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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