UN's Guterres calls coal a 'stupid investment' in swipe at Australia's fossil fuel focus – video

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UN secretary general says coal is a ‘stupid investment’ that would lead to billions in stranded assets

refused to strengthen the nation’s 2030 emissions reduction target. António Guterres has used an address to a sustainability summit to take an extraordinary public swipe at Australia’s climate change efforts.

'A growing number of G20 developed economies have announced meaningful emissions reductions by 2030 – with a handful of holdouts, such as Australia,' he said. Guterres implored all G20 governments to dismantle their domestic coal infrastructure, with full phase-out by 2030 for OECD countries, and 2040 for all others.

 

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Well we have a stupid government. So there!

LNP is criminal They have had a decade of policy paralysis due to Joyce the coal mad man He is betting our kids' future on coal Disgraceful

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He's not wrong

Where’s Barnaby , Bridget , Pitt & Littleproud and co ? Been called out by the UN as shonks and sham !where are you guys let’s hear about us being labelled as one of the must pollutant nations in the western world ! Gone very quiet ! Looking over your shoulder Josh?

Shame on all of us,we must vote them all out

Looking forward to the election when we can cancel this and a few other stupid decisions made by the government

Didn’t Australia ausgov just send a shipload of coal to Ukraine? 🤦‍♀️

He's right. Australia is much better off transitioning away from coal.

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