Confirmed at #estimates by @AusAmbEnviro Australia is alone insisting on carrying over carbon units from last agreement, Kyoto to (my words) avoid reducing emissions under the next one, Paris

FYI - cancelling Aus Kyoto credits is the largest action we can take

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While the focus is on the United Kingdom, remember the UK cancelled their dodgy leftover Kyoto credits in 2015!

See @lenoretaylor piece from Paris in @GuardianAus https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">

Why? Using the credits would undermine the Paris Agreement!

True then and true now. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/dec/05/australia-climate-talks-developed-nations-cancel-carryover-emissions-reduction-credits-kyoto">https://www.theguardian.com/australia...

Australia& #39;s insistence on using the credits has no legal basis!

See @CA_Latest @TheAusInstitute report
https://www.tai.org.au/content/no-legal-basis-australia-s-use-kyoto-credits

Or">https://www.tai.org.au/content/n... open letter from 9 Aus law professors!
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/kyoto-carry-over-credits-baseless-in-international-law-experts-say-20200304-p546rw.html

So">https://www.smh.com.au/politics/... how can we possibly rely on them?

When the next UN Climate Conference led by the UK, COP26 roll about Australia will struggle to hold this defenseless line

As Climate of the Nation 2020 shows - appetite for climate action has only grown.

Stay tuned for more work on the Kyoto rort! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-16/australia-climate-carry-over-credits-slammed-cop25/11793818">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019...