
Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen faces credibility questions over fossil fuel exports ahead of Cop31
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The UN climate summit begins in Turkey on Monday with Australia leading negotiations for the first time. Global heating is already falling short of the Paris agreement goal of 1.5C. Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen faces criticism about Labor's credibility owing to Australia's huge fossil fuel export industries.
The UN’s climate summit begins in Turkey on Monday, with Australia leading the negotiations for the first time. The challenge of bringing nearly 190 countries to consensus on climate action, when global heating is already falling short of the Paris agreement goal of 1.5C, will be a pivotal test for climate change and energy minister Chris Bowen.
Speaking with Guardian Australia’s climate and environment editor Adam Morton, Bowen responds to criticisms about Labor’s credibility – owing to the country’s huge fossil fuel export industries – and explains the government’s commitment to advocate for our Pacific neighbours at Cop31
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