“70 per cent of Australia's trade [is] now with countries committed to net zero.”
What RMIT ABC Fact Check found
Mr Rudd and Mr Turnbull made a fair call. At the time the article was published, 20 of Australia's 30 biggest trading partners had already committed to reaching net-zero emissions. Together, these 20 countries account for 71.6 per cent of Australia's total two-way trade (all exports and imports). Measured by exports alone, the proportion is even higher. Of Australia's top 30 export destinations, 17 countries have announced commitments to net-zero emissions, accounting for 74.2 per cent of the...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull (Former prime ministers) made this claim around 21 April 2021. RMIT ABC Fact Check (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 11 May 2021, 20 days later. Its rating was “Fair call”.
Where the claim appeared
- theguardian.comhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/apr/21/australias-ambition-on-climate-chan…
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