Australia and Canada can learn from each other on climate if we separate action from declaration | Rosa Galvez

Climate integrity means being honest about the gap between emissions reduced on paper and emissions reduced in the atmosphereCanada and Australia are both democracies built on abundant resources, extraordinary biodiversity and world-class science, with prosperity built substantially on mining, oil and gas. We are major fossil fuel exporters running an economic model incompatible with a stable climate, and living the consequences through worsening bushfires, floods and drought.As I prepare for the Climate Integrity Summit in Sydney, I am struck less by the distance between our countries than by how much we have in common. We face the same defining question: how do we move beyond fossil fuels without sacrificing prosperity or nature? Continue reading...