Scott Morrison seeks to reassure Australians he understands community concerns about bushfires and smoke haze as the Government faces criticism for its climate policies.
While some in the Federal Government had called for the debate about climate change and fires to occur outside of bushfire season, Mr Kean argued that now was the time for that debate.
The Australian Government's climate and emissions policies have also faced criticism at international talks in Spain."But what we cannot say, what no-one can say, is those programs, of themselves, are in any way directly linked to any fire event."by holding climate talks that were not achieving real action against what she called the world's"climate emergency".can play in the nation's efforts to meet commitments under the Paris climate agreement.
Carry-over credits are claimed by nations, including Australia, that came in under earlier emissions targets.While touring Queensland to try to shore up support among regional voters, he said Labor would decide on its climate policies closer to the election. But he reiterated a Labor government wouldn't use carry-over credits to meet its emissions reduction target.
Mr Albanese said it was"embarrassing" Australia would use carry-over credits to get around taking stronger action to reduce emissions."It doesn't have a plan to deal with its existing plan."
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