Australia warned it could be isolated over climate inactionafter Joe Biden victory

Experts say they believe the US president-elect will exert significant pressure on Australia to lift its climate commitments

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Australia risks becoming an isolated laggard in addressing the climate crisis, without obvious allies to shelter it from rising international pressure to act, as the US takes a leadership role under Joe Biden, experts say.

The president-elect has declared addressing climate change the No 1 issue facing humanity" and promised $2tn in climate spending and policies to put the US on a path to 100% clean electricity by 2035 and net zero emissions no later than 2050.