Those who advocate for leaving Paris are economically,environmentally and socially irresponsible
Withdrawing from the Paris agreement is not an option for Australia, unless we want to suffer severe economic consequences as a result.
Australia is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and it is in our national interest to support effective global action. The Paris agreement sets a common multilateral platform that allows for domestic flexibility to make contributions to emissions reductions acknowledging the scale of the challenge is greater than any one country’s capacity to act. Related: Abbott is inflamed approximately energy but there are bigger fish to fry | Katharine Murphy Related: Tony Abbott is trying to agitate the Nationals into a rebellion | Paula Matthewson Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com