Australia's Coalition opposes accounting for emissions from exported fossil fuels

Australia's opposition party argues against including overseas combustion emissions from exported coal and gas in climate accounting, despite scientific evidence of global harm and support from majority high court judges.

First covered Oct 14, 2026 · 7:14 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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