Biden administration says Australia needs to cut greenhouse gas emissions sooner

US president hopes prime minister Scott Morrison will commit to more climate change action echoing the global push

The Biden administration says Australia needs to cut greenhouse gas emissions faster than planned and the US president hopes Scott Morrison will commit to doing more at a virtual summit on the climate crisis on Thursday night.

Although the Morrison government has promoted a technology not taxes" approach to emissions reduction to convince allies that Australia is serious about making the transition, a senior Biden administration official told reporters Australia could not rely on technology alone to reach net zero emissions by 2050.