Australia's climate record labelled 'simply embarrassing' and among worst of G20 nations

Australia has no national policies to expand renewable energy and per capita emissions are three times the average, global report says

Australia is one of only two countries in the G20 not implementing or planning any sort of carbon price scheme, one of only four without a national policy to increase renewable energy and ranks last in cutting greenhouse gas emissions from transport, a new global report has found.

The Climate Transparency report, an assessment by 14 organisations released before this weekend's virtual G20 summit, said Australia ranked in the bottom bracket in every climate policy area considered except one.