Aussie PM rejects 'reckless' calls for curbs on coal as fires rage on
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Other than the US, Australia is another useful example of a first world nation that lacks the political will to embark on climate change due to considerations for economic growth and job protection....
He has fiercely defended the lucrative coal industry in Australia, the world's largest exporter of coal and liquefied natural gas (LNG). The country produces a third of global coal exports and the industry provides work in key swing electoral districts.
"I am not going to write off the jobs of thousands of Australians by walking away from traditional industries," Mr Morrison told the Seven Network, in one of several morning interviews rejecting calls for further action.
While Mr Morrison says Australia is responsible for just 1.3 per cent of global carbon emissions, its fossil fuel exports account for an estimated 7 per cent of the world's carbon emissions when the exported coal and LNG is burned.
Other than the US, Australia is another useful example of a first world nation that lacks the political will to embark on climate change due to considerations for economic growth and job protection....
He has fiercely defended the lucrative coal industry in Australia, the world's largest exporter of coal and liquefied natural gas (LNG). The country produces a third of global coal exports and the industry provides work in key swing electoral districts.
"I am not going to write off the jobs of thousands of Australians by walking away from traditional industries," Mr Morrison told the Seven Network, in one of several morning interviews rejecting calls for further action.
While Mr Morrison says Australia is responsible for just 1.3 per cent of global carbon emissions, its fossil fuel exports account for an estimated 7 per cent of the world's carbon emissions when the exported coal and LNG is burned.
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