Podcast from The Guardian
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After Kevin Rudd becomes prime minister in 2007 he decides to turn his full attention to helping the world tackle the climate crisis. But for all the work Australia puts in, the world takes a turn for the worst at the climate summit in Copenhagen. In the second episode in the series, we ask: what could happen if Australia decides to be a good global citizen on climate?
- Listen to part one here: Australia v the climate, part one: Kyoto or in your Full Story feed.
Billed as the world’s “best, last chance” to get global heating under control, Cop26 has a big goal: to secure global net-zero emissions by 2050 and keep 1.5C within reach.
Australia’s climate report card is poor, following decades of political squabbling, policy failures, leadership coups, climate scepticism and poor planning. And yet most Australians have a lived experience of the worsening climate crisis - devastating bushfires, floods, extreme weather and loss of species and habitat.
Australia v the climate looks at how we got here, what’s gone wrong, and what can be done to change course.
Part two, Copenhagen, examines Australia under the Rudd and Gillard governments – when it could have been a contender on climate.
Illustration: Ben Sanders/The Guardian
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