Prime Minister Scott Morrison is facing his first foreign policy test ahead of a regional visit next week, as Pacific leaders urge him to deepen Australia’s cuts to greenhouse gas emissions and cement Australia’s commitment to the Paris agreement on climate change.
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| Prime Minister Scott Morrison is greeted at Quilpie airport by David Littleproud. |
The moves heighten pressure on the new Prime Minister to confirm his stance on the global climate deal as two new cabinet ministers take on the Energy and Environment portfolios amid talk of a policy reset.
Fiji Prime Minister Josaia "Frank" Bainimarama wrote to Mr Morrison on Monday to congratulate him on his elevation while also seeking a commitment to tackle carbon emissions.
“We cannot settle for business as usual and we certainly cannot tolerate any backward steps,” Mr Bainimarama said of the urgent need to address climate change.
“I appreciate Australia’s commitment in this fight so far and I believe that this commitment must grow even stronger moving forward.
Read the story from The Age by David Crowe and Fergus Hunter - “Scott Morrison faces test on Paris climate deal.”
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