Larissa Waters (Queensland, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

[by video link] My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Payne. On global climate change negotiations last week, the US Ambassador to Australia said:

It would be really helpful to see Australia move forward with a more ambitious effort … what the science is telling us is the pathway needs to be more aggressive.

The US, the UK, the EU, Japan and South Korea have all lifted their 2030 pledges. Why is Australia turning its back on our allies and trading partners in these climate negotiations and instead siding with the petrostates of Russia and Saudi Arabia?