Australia will come under intense, global scrutiny as the United States tries to coax more effort from countries to stem the growing climate crisis, at President Joe Biden's virtual summit of 40 world leaders.

Hear the full interview on ABC Radio, featuring Dr Emma Aisbett.

Dr Aisbett is the Associate Director (Research) of the ANU Grand Challenge: Zero-Carbon Energy for the Asia-Pacific, and a Fellow at the ANU School of Regulation and Global Governance.