Scott Morrison points finger at UN for pursuing 'negative globalism'

PM gives the United Nations a blast in parliament for trying to ratchet Australia up on climate targets

Scott Morrison has identified the United Nations as the multilateral institution responsible for pursuing "negative globalism" - a Trump-like concept the prime minister flagged in a recent foreign policy speech - because the UN wants Australia to increase its ambition on emissions reduction.

But while Morrison gave the UN a blast in parliament on Monday for allegedly ratcheting Australia up, it was actually the current government that agreed to an increase in ambition as part of the Paris framework which Tony Abbott signed Australia onto, and Malcolm Turnbull later ratified.