WWF is campaigning in Australia and internationally for action to reduce carbon pollution that contributes to global warming, climate change and ocean acidification.
As an exceptionally large polluter, Australia has a key role to play globally. We are the highest per capita greenhouse gas polluters in the OECD
1 and the 15th highest polluting country.
Countries like China, Germany, the UK and the US are acting to reduce their pollution. Germany has made reductions of 21% and the UK has reduced its pollution by 18%. China has now become the world’s largest investor in clean energy.
However, Australia is lagging behind the international community. We have delayed significant investment in renewable energies and our pollution levels continue to rise.
Further delays will make the transition to a low polluting economy increasingly expensive and difficult, with much greater risk of failure.
To avoid dangerous global warming, WWF is campaigning strongly for:
