Australia sets itself up as the laughing stock of COP26
Australia sets itself up as the laughing stock of COP26 Australia’s government has no intention of ending its love affair with coal Australia: The embarrassment of COP26 I’m going to tell you a bit about Australia, my country of birth. Australia is the world’sfourth-largest producer of coal. It’s also the world’s largest coal exporter and second-largest gas exporter, exporting 80% of its coal to other countries. But every year, Australia is subject to significant drought, rising temperatures, devastating bushfires, and floods....