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Why net zero is dividing parliament with climate minister Chris Bowen

Why net zero is dividing parliament with climate minister Chris Bowen

Chris Bowen speaks to Tom McIlroy about Labor’s free solar power scheme for some homes and the Coalition’s continued infighting on emissions targets

Australian Politics

November 7, 202521m 1s

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Show Notes

Speaking at Cop30 in Brazil, the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, said the ‘consensus is gone’ on tackling the climate crisis. It’s an apt assessment because this week Australia’s two major political parties have had very different commitments when it comes to climate action. The minister for climate change and energy, Chris Bowen, speaks to Guardian Australia’s political editor, Tom McIlroy, about Labor’s free solar power scheme for some homes and the Coalition’s continued infighting on emissions targets

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Australian politicsLabor partyCoalitionAustralia newsClimate crisisGreenhouse gas emissionsChris BowenEnergySolar powerEnvironment