Australia has rejected a call by scientists to phase out coal use by 2050 to prevent the world overshooting targets in the Paris climate change agreement with potentially disastrous consequences.
The world’s biggest coal exporter yesterday said it would be “irresponsible” to comply with the recommendation by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to stop using coal to generate electricity.
Canberra also reiterated its priority is to cut domestic electricity prices rather than curb greenhouse gas emissions, which have risen for four consecutive years.
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