COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago (C) speaks during a plenary session of the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Brazil on Nov. 21, 2025. Pablo Porciuncula/AFP via Getty ImagesNationals Senator Matt Canavan has criticised the Labor government for signing up to a global commitment to phase out fossil fuels, arguing that it would put tens of thousands of people out of work.In late November 2025, Australia signed the Belém Declaration on the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels at the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit in Brazil, alongside 23 other countries.
Over 60,000 Jobs at Risk: Senator Questions Labors Signing of Climate Change Declaration
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