Australia’s fire season has been unprecedented in its danger The Australian government is facing criticism over its climate policies as the country deals with devastating bushfires and a historic heatwave. It has contributed to the long-running debate about the country’s approach to climate change. So what is it doing to reduce carbon emissions? Australia is one of the world’s biggest per capita greenhouse gas emitters. Under the Paris Climate Agreement, created to tackle rising temperatures, Australia set a target of a 26-28% reduction in emissions compared with 2005 levels by 2030. These goals have been criticised for being too low, and last year the United Nations (UN) reported that Australia was not on track. The UN found that: “There has been no improvement in Australia’s climate policy since 2017 and emission levels for 2030 are projected to be well above the target.” About half of the G20 countries (those […]