Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell says the agreement overnight between the world's two biggest polluters, China and the US, on climate at COP26 was mostly symbolic but a breakthrough for the summit.
'Mostly symbolic but committing to action on carbon dioxide emissions plus action where Australia avoided making a commitment - reducing methane,' Mr Clennell said.
'The Australian government would argue, as they do on emissions generally, that our performance is a lot better than other countries anyway, so targets a moot point.
'In fact, Australia has reduced its methane emissions by seven per cent since 2005, the US by four per cent, the EU by 18 per cent, Canada by 15 per cent, but the Chinese emissions have grown by 48 per cent.
'As I have previously reported, I expect Labor to announce its climate policy after the next sittings of parliament in November and December.
'Scott Morrison indicated we will get the modelling on the government's net zero target before parliament resumes on November 22.
'I would suggest Labor could easily go with a 35 per cent target reduction in emissions target for 2030 and argue the government's projections take us there anyway.
'A more ambitious target from Labor would probably be electoral suicide.'
China is the largest developing country with a lot of opportunities. Cooperated USA China should be win-win!
@bobcharles7716 Says:
Talking about symbolic. What ever Australia do on the world stage symbolic right. There is only 23 million Australians. It does matter what you guy do, right. To coin a phrase from another Australian 'It is like throwing a bunch of tooth picks at an mountain".
@KEB129 Says:
Soon we will have tax on cow farts! All politicians in the world seem to have lost their minds!! Methane CH4 quickly turns into CO2 and H2O in the atmosphere. And CO2 is only a benefit for life on this planet. Nothing of it makes sense! These international communists will destroy our civilization.
@jnusslein6301 Says:
They are uniting
@alabamamothman2986 Says:
Except where it is part of Joe Biden's bank account.
@cynderfan2233 Says:
There is no climate agreement between the US and China. What the US has done is effectively put on a blindfold in a boxing match on the word of their opponent that they will do the same, only their opponent is a lying cheating scumbag.
@totaldramagamer5521 Says:
That's like an arsonist signing up for the fire department because it has 'fire' in the name.
@ohwell2790 Says:
As long as the US,AU and the EU allow unrestricted mass migration of some of the most ignorant people in the world by the millions how in the hell are they going to do anything about climate change ? The US open borders are a disaster and throwing trillions of dollars around that can never be repaid, inflation at a 31 year high, giving the working peoples tax dollars to people who will never contribute anything. Does anyone in government even see they are destroying country ?
@deletingaccount Says:
Mostly BULL $HIT
@jerryware1970 Says:
China sits back and watches the Americans destroy their economy. Washington DC is run by morons.
once they start invading Taiwan and a missiles are flying, Aircraft carriers a fire off the coast of the Philippines, I can see Brandon talking up this ridiculous red herring climate agreement as a win towards saving the planetLOL
@Stikibits Says:
Sky = Raving Lunatics
@kenchow6741 Says:
The biggest threat facing the world today is not global warming, it's the China communist party. it has infiltrated every part of our government.
@DanielSMatthews Says:
But anyone with a clue about methane and China knows that it is all BS and they are ignoring the unavoidable elephant in the room. Accounting for around 2.5% of all global human-induced GHG emissions, rice's climate footprint is comparable to that of international aviation. Rice production is estimated to be responsible for 12% of total methane global emissions, mainly due to its anaerobic decomposition during its production processes.
@geromitesushiman6035 Says:
I resume : China win and Western countries loose.
@notthefbi7932 Says:
A climate agreement with china, somebody doesn't want a Olympic boycott. Maybe now Greta can come to china, and cry and scream at Winnie the Pooh 😂😂😂
@wowcynthiya Says:
Haha best of luck trusting the Chinese to uphold any sort of agreement
@juanfepenarivera2013 Says:
believing in Jesuchrist you have salvatión and eternal life. read in the holy bible Romans 10 : 9 and 10 , st Jhon 3 : 16
believe in the place where you are
blessing for yours
@motunam5333 Says:
Biden just got his money from the "infrastructure bill" and soon after us established this agreement with china. More money from biden to his bosses in china.
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