AntalyaAustralia approves coal and gas projects while co-hosting COP31, advocates say.
Pacific nations facing the worst damage are the ones Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he speaks for.
Energy minister Chris Bowen leads negotiations for a country that remains a major coal and gas exporter.
“This is crunch time, and Australia can’t keep dodging this issue,” said Adam Bandt, chief executive of the Australian Conservation Foundation.
Talks close on 20 November, with a proposed road map away from fossil fuels still unagreed.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 300+ reports worldwide · These outlets told this story differently.
- MIT Technology Review
- Al Jazeera Online leans critical
- centers Guterres's "dinosaurs did not have a lobby" charge, framing fossil lobbying as the obstacle to a phase-out
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation leans critical
- frames Australia's leadership bid as undermined by its coal and gas expansion, set against Albanese's Pacific appeal
Sources: Australian Broadcasting Corporation, MIT Technology Review, Al Jazeera Online