Australia accused of 'shamefully' holding back global action on climate change

United Nations calls on all countries to have concrete plans to phase out fossil fuels as fast as possible'

• CO2 emissions: nations' pledges far away' from Paris target, says UN

Australia has been accused of shamefully doing nothing" and weighing down global action after a UN analysis found national pledges to cut greenhouses gas emissions over the next decade have barely begun to do what is necessary to tackle the climate crisis.

The assessment of emissions reduction plans submitted to the UN by the end of last year found if all were fulfilled they would cut global CO2 by only 1% by 2030, compared with 2010 levels.