{"id":22729,"date":"2025-05-02T11:51:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T11:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/what-australias-vote-means-for-climate-in-a-major-coal-economy-2\/"},"modified":"2025-05-02T11:51:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T11:51:55","slug":"what-australias-vote-means-for-climate-in-a-major-coal-economy-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/what-australias-vote-means-for-climate-in-a-major-coal-economy-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What Australia\u2019s Vote Means for Climate in a Major Coal Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Few voters have as much power over climate change as an Australian citizen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Among democracies, only the United States and Canada come close to Australia in terms of per capita greenhouse gas emissions. The country is also one of the world\u2019s biggest exporters of planet-warming fossil fuels, selling coal, the most polluting fossil fuel, as well as natural gas, in vast quantities to Asian countries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">When the country holds national elections on Saturday, polls indicate that climate change won\u2019t be top of mind for many. But the leading candidates, from the Labor Party and the Liberal-National Coalition, have starkly different climate and energy policies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Front and center is the country\u2019s reliance on an aging fleet of coal plants to generate its electricity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cEven if it weren\u2019t for climate change, that fleet needs to be retired,\u201d said Andrew Macintosh, a professor of environmental law and policy at the Australian National University. \u201cOn one side you have Labor, which is proposing to keep ramping up renewables, and on the other you have a conservative coalition pushing nuclear.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Both approaches would result in emissions reductions, Mr. Macintosh said, but the nuclear plan has left many scratching their heads. Nuclear power plants can take more than a decade to build, while renewables can be rolled out in months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cYou\u2019d have to keep the coal running for many additional years,\u201d he said, \u201cwhich would be both expensive and polluting.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In some ways, analysts said, Australia\u2019s climate politics mirror the polarized debate in the United States, where President Donald J. Trump speaks disbelievingly about climate science and has cast the transition to cleaner energy as a scam. \u201cHere, too, there\u2019s a prominent narrative that seeks to pit jobs and development versus climate,\u201d said Matt McDonald, a political scientist focused on climate issues at the University of Queensland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But rather than making Australians more concerned about climate change, Mr. Trump\u2019s antipathy toward the issue has \u201ctaken the heat off both sides because it doesn\u2019t look like there\u2019s much international momentum anyway in addressing this,\u201d Dr. McDonald said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">If Australians feel pressure, it is from rising energy costs for households. Average nationwide prices per energy unit increased about 60 percent over the past half decade, according to the Australian Energy Regulator.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The incumbent prime minister, Anthony Albanese, who leads the Labor Party, has set relatively ambitious targets for renewable power generation, aiming for more than 80 percent by 2030. With vast stretches of desert, Australia is well suited for solar energy production in particular.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cBut,&#8221; Dr. McDonald said, \u201cwe also have a lot of coal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Prime Minister Albanese\u2019s main opponent, Peter Dutton, who leads the Liberal-National coalition, wants more of Australia\u2019s gas production to go into its domestic electricity production. Gas, while a fossil fuel, is significantly less polluting than coal. Mr. Dutton has proposed forcing gas producers to sell a portion of their output to the Australian grid, while also halving the timeline for getting new drilling projects approved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Both parties generally support gas development. Australia is the world\u2019s second-biggest gas exporter, after the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">With polls indicating a tight race, there is a chance that the country\u2019s Green Party, as well as the so-called Teal Independents, both of whom are ardent supporters of strong climate policies, may be kingmakers in Parliament. \u201cIf they hold on to the seats they already have, they\u2019re going to be in a position to push hard on climate \u2014 stuff like reducing coal exports,\u201d Dr. McDonald said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A final wrinkle that could be felt around the world is whether Australia hosts next year\u2019s annual United Nations sponsored global climate talks, a high-profile event known by the acronym COP. Australia is currently competing against Turkey to host the event, a position which comes with geopolitical prestige and the economic benefits of hosting tens of thousands of delegates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Host countries typically set the tone for the ambition of the talks, and Prime Minister Albanese\u2019s government has spent more than a year lobbying other countries to support Australia\u2019s bid. \u201cThat definitely won\u2019t happen under the coalition if they were elected,\u201d Dr. McDonald said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/02\/climate\/australia-election-climate-change-coal.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Few voters have as much power over climate change as an Australian citizen. 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