‘Fake action': Australia's secret path to hitting Paris climate goals.

Australia could use a little-known loophole to help meet up to half its Paris climate commitments in a move that analysts warn could undermine the global accord.

Activists dressed in polar bear costumes protest on the
 sidelines of the COP24 climate talks now taking place in
 the Polish city of Katowice.

Neither Environment Minister Melissa Price nor Labor will rule out counting Australia's expected credits from beating its 2020 goal under the soon-to-be-superseded Kyoto Protocol against its 2030 Paris pledge.

The analysts say such a move by Australia would encourage other nations to follow suit.

One ex-member of Australia's negotiating team said the government had considered using the credits for some time even though it went against the spirit of the Paris accord signed in 2015. While not formally on the agenda at the current climate talks in Poland, the issue of Kyoto credits is expected to be discussed in coming days.

Read the story from The Sydney Morning Herald by Peter Hannam - “‘Fake action': Australia's secret path to hitting Paris climate goals.”