Challenges Flashcards
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Realism/Economic interests
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- 4.5% of Aus gross value added (2022) - fossil fuels -prioritised economic interests
- In 2017 then prime minister of Australia Scott Morrison brought a lump of coal into parliament labelling it the “backbone of [Australia’s] economy” demonstrating their dependence on fossil fuel exports and the economic strain of a transition to renewables; needing to build new infrastructure, the cost of labour and materials.
- Despite positives - 10 new coal mines or expansions have also been approved since 2022 (Australia Institute)
- Undermines COP 28 agreement to transition “away from fossil fuels in energy systems” globally.
- In the 2024 financial year Australia exported $91 billion worth of coal. Their economy is dependent on coal exports.
USA
79% of energy comes from fossil fuels.
Unwillingness.
“One-sides Paris climate rip-off”
“represent the people of Pittsburgh not Paris”
$1 billion commitment to climate funding each year
2
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Inquality of burden sharing
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Exacerbates divide between higher and lower income states and people, complicating efforts to address climate change effectively.
USA response for 11% (USAFacts)
Tuvalu responsible for 0.01% (emission index)
Yet USA has pulled out deeming it “unfair”
