What Australia’s Vote Means for Climate in a Major Coal Economy

Few voters have as much power over climate change as an Australian citizen.Among democracies, only the United States and Canada come close to Australia in terms of per capita greenhouse gas emissions. The country is also one of the world’s biggest exporters of planet-warming fossil fuels, selling coal, the most polluting fossil fuel, as well as natural gas, in vast quantities to Asian countries.When the country…