Australia will no longer contribute to a United Nations fund dedicated to combating climate change, The Hill reports.
Following Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s remark that the country isn’t “bound to go and tip money into that big climate fund,” referring to the UN’s Green Climate Fund, the government’s budget proposal noted that the country made its “final” contribution in December.
Australia has contributed $141 million dollars, or $200 million Australian dollars, to the fund between 2015 and 2018. That money goes towards projects that try to help developing nations adjust to the ramifications of climate change, and lower their own greenhouse gas emissions.
Morrison said in an interview with radio station 2GB that he did not see the point in withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement, arguing that the country was not obliged to follow its recommendations.
“Nor are we bound to go and tip money into that big climate fund; we’re not going to do that either,” he added, according to Climate Change News. “So I’m not going to spend money on global climate conferences and all that sort of nonsense.”
Morrison later dismissed a recent UN report on climate change that was released not long after the interview took place.
“The same report that’s coming out today said a year ago that the policies were fine,” the prime minister told 2GB. “But we’re investing in the [Great Barrier Reef] to ensure that’s secure, we’re taking the practical action we need to take. But we don’t get led around by the nose by these organizations.”
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