Australia Becomes Climate Change ‘Outlier’ After Biden Victory

  • Government is refusing to commit to net-zero emissions by 2050
  • More of Australia’s key trading partners are making the pledge
Wildfires in Lake Tabourie, Australia.Photographer: Brett Hemmings/Getty Images
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As the leader of one of the few developed nations yet to commit to net-zero emissions, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has just become even more isolated.

Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election means the U.S. will join a growing list of nations making the pledge, including some of Australia’s biggest customers of fossil-fuel exports such as Japan, China and South Korea.