BREAKING: new @GreenpeaceAP investigation reveals the Australian government has been using bullying tactics to water down outcomes in Pacific climate negotiations, while also greenwashing aid to the Pacific. #COP26 #auspol hubs.ly/H0-wXWc0
The investigation, based on interviews with dozens of present and former Pacific leaders as well as Australian diplomats and academics, gives an insight into the strong-arm tactics used by Australia’s leaders behind closed doors to buy silence on climate.
The investigation also unpacks how Australia’s aid to the Pacific has been greenwashed, with some of the largest and most expensive ‘climate adaptation’ projects having no link to climate change or developing climate resilience #COP26
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What is extremely clear - and will come as no surprise to most after Morrison’s blundering this week - is that the Australian government’s efforts at diplomatic bullying and climate obstruction are damaging the country’s international standing and economy.
This investigation is particularly timely with Scott Morrison yesterday unveiling an additional $500 million for Pacific climate finance - but refusing to use the global structures in place. Forces the question on the nature of the projects they hope to fund.
This $500 million is also chump change in comparison to the government’s spending on fossil fuel projects - the biggest cause of climate change (over $7 billion was spent on fossil fuel subsidies last year through the Fuel Tax Scheme alone).
To regain trust in the Pacific and begin to restore international standing, the Morrison government must commit to reduce emissions by 75% by 2030, and offer $3 billion of genuine climate finance to the Pacific.
Read the full report here: hubs.ly/H0-wXWc0
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