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Posted on November 1, 2021
1 min readLast updated: January 29, 2026
The UK is urging Australia to strengthen its climate change commitments, particularly in reducing coal usage, ahead of the UN climate summit.
ROME (Reuters) – Britain wants Australia to commit more on tackling climate change, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman said on Saturday, stepping up the pressure on several countries before the United Nations climate summit next week.
The spokesman said Australia had come forward with commitments on reaching net zero carbon emissions but Britain believed it could can do more on areas such as coal.
“We do believe Australia can do more on areas such as coal and we will continue to have those discussions,” he told reporters.
(Reporting by Elizabeth Piper; editing by Michael Holden)
The UK is pressuring Australia to enhance its climate change commitments, focusing on reducing coal emissions before the UN climate summit.
The UK believes Australia can do more to reduce coal usage and emissions as part of its climate change strategy.
Australia has committed to reaching net zero carbon emissions but is being urged to take further action.
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