Australia left behind as wealthy G20 nations pledge emissions cuts

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Australia is on track to have the most carbon-intensive economy of any major developed country in 2030 after the US, Japan and Canada promised to make deeper cuts in greenhouse gas emissions this decade.

An analysis by the Investor Group on Climate Change found Australia would have the highest emissions intensity - release the most heat-trapping gas for every $1 of GDP - among wealthy G20 nations if other countries delivered on new commitments to tackle the climate crisis.