Scott Morrison won't attend UN climate summit despite being in the US
by Katharine Murphy Political editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#4Q4E7)
Exclusive: PM has signalled Australia isn't making any new emissions reduction targets, at least at this point
Scott Morrison will not attend the UN climate action summit despite him being in America to visit the Trump administration at the time - deploying the foreign minister, Marise Payne, and the Australian ambassador for the environment, Patrick Suckling, instead.
Guardian Australia understands speaking slots at the event in New York on 23 September were reserved for countries announcing new emissions reduction targets or financial commitments to the UN Green Climate Fund - and Morrison has been signalling Australia won't be going further, at least at this point, than commitments previously announced.
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