Morrison government rejects call to phase out coal power ahead of UN session on Australia’s human rights record

The Marshall Islands’ climate request is one of 55 human rights-related recommendations Australia has rejected

A call from a Pacific island neighbour to phase out coal power is one of 55 recommendations the Morrison government has rejected ahead of a UN session focusing on Australia’s human rights record.

Australia rebuffed the Marshall Islands’ request to phase out coal-fired power in order to limit global heating to 1.5C, as the climate crisis is increasingly framed as a threat to human rights.

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