As Biden hits the accelerator on climate action, Australia remains stuck in policy paralysis

Joe Biden hit the accelerator on climate action this week. In an all-hands-on-deck approach, the US President declared Wednesday to be “climate day at the White House”, as he unveiled plans to freeze oil and gas leases on public land and double offshore wind energy.

He’s converting the vast government car fleet to electric vehicles (made in the USA) and plans to host a climate summit of world leaders in April. The climate crisis, he says, is an existential threat.

Australia, meanwhile, remains stuck in climate policy paralysis, with both…