Australia’s coal and gas emissions under fire at COP31

November 11, 2026 • 08:59 AM

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SBS News spoke with Greenpeace’s Pacific head, Shiva Gounden, who says the summit’s push for electrification is “an important step”, but one that doesn’t mask the main driver of climate change — the burning of fossil fuels.

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