Asia Pacific > Pacific leaders reject carbon market development as legitimate climate finance, call on Australia to cut fossil fuel use as part of COP31 bid

Pacific leaders reject carbon market development as legitimate climate finance, call on Australia to cut fossil fuel use as part of COP31 bid

Published 06:46 on June 1, 2023  /  Last updated at 01:43 on June 2, 2023  / Mark Tilly /  Asia Pacific, Australia, Climate Talks, Other APAC

The Australian government must do more to transition away from using and exporting fossil fuels if it wants to host COP31 in partnership with the Pacific, regional climate officials told a webinar Thursday, adding that climate finance in the form of carbon offset projects would be inadequate to address their existential needs.
The Australian government must do more to transition away from using and exporting fossil fuels if it wants to host COP31 in partnership with the Pacific, regional climate officials told a webinar Thursday, adding that climate finance in the form of carbon offset projects would be inadequate to address their existential needs.


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