David Pocock condemns Australia’s fossil fuel projects as an ‘existential threat’ to Pacific neighbours | Australia news
by GeraldKutney
David Pocock condemns Australia’s fossil fuel projects as an ‘existential threat’ to Pacific neighbours | Australia news
by GeraldKutney
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Pocock, who was elected in 2022 and holds a key role in Senate negotiations, said he was pressing for strong action after what he characterised as “a long history of denial and then delay in Australian climate politics”.
He said the Labor government was “saying the right things” in pushing to transition the economy away from fossil fuels, but at the same time was approving new coalmines and gas projects.
“One of the things that’s really sobering, getting into parliament, is seeing the influence of the fossil fuel industry, where you have both the major parties essentially wheeling out fossil fuel talking points about the need for more gas – when we export 75% of our gas.”