Scott Morrison steps back from use of Kyoto climate change carry-over credits at Pacific climate summit

Scott Morrison has continued to step back from his controversial use of “carry-over credits” to help meet Paris Agreement emissions reduction targets but has not committed to abandoning them.

He told a virtual meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum leaders that he was “very confident” Australia wouldn’t need to use the credits to reach Australia’s Paris agreement emissions reductions target.

But he did not renounce their use, as advocates of stronger climate action had hoped.

“The credits that have been gained…