Squiz Shortcuts: Australia’s climate summit showdown

Australia’s climate goals are set to be in the news again with the Albanese Government preparing to announce a new emissions reduction target. The position we take could impact our chances of hosting the UN’s COP31 climate summit next year, which would be the first one held in the Pacific. But our bid is facing some challenges… So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll get you across our climate targets, where our COP31 bid is up to, and why hosting the summit matters… SPONSORED: Tune in to Mumbition’s Start Your Business Boot Camp series—your go-to guide for turning ideas into action and ambition into impact. mumsandco.com.au/podcasts Squiz Recommends:  Watching: David Attenborough’s documentary Ocean which shows the issues being faced by the Pacific Islands due to the effects of climate change. You can find it on Disney+… Reading: This piece in The Conversation - we’re on a roll with them. It’s called No room for the timid: setting Australia’s 2035 emissions target is a daring tightrope act and it gives a good overview of the investment dollars hinging on the 2035 climate target… Email us: Got a topic you want us to tackle? Send us your Shortcut suggestions to ⁠[email protected]⁠.  Squiz Shortcuts is your back story to the big news stories… Want the email version? Sign up for the Shortcuts newsletter here