Australia’s Partners Call for Stronger Targets to Cut Emissions
- Pressure growing on PM Morrison ahead of COP26 Glasgow summit
- U.K. lawmaker says ‘the clock is ticking, time is running out’
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The U.K. and U.S. are increasing pressure on Australia to strengthen its emissions-reduction targets in the lead up to the Glasgow climate summit, as the nation’s key allies and trading partners decarbonize.
Major economies are “absolutely critical” to cutting global emissions “and I urge Australia to step up with big, bold commitments ahead of COP26 in November,” Alok Sharma, a U.K. lawmaker and president of the upcoming summit, said on Thursday.