Greta Thunberg slams Australia over climate inaction

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Environmental activist Greta Thunberg has criticised Australia’s track record on climate action at COP31 talks in Türkiye, saying “even a snail would agree” that the country needs to move faster.

The 23-year-old appeared alongside speakers from Australia, Nepal, Rwanda and Gaza at the United Nations’ climate summit in Antalya, which also heard criticism of Australia’s ongoing mining approvals.

Indigenous woman Rikki Dank also spoke at the event, saying Prime Minister Anthony Albanese should listen to calls from Traditional Owners to stop approving and extending fossil fuel projects.

Albanese and Energy Minister Chris Bowen have so far declined to address proposals to transition away from fossil fuels at the COP31 event, instead discussing electrification and renewable energy targets.