Scott Morrison says climate change is contributing to 'deeply distressing' fires

After plenty of criticism, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has recognised climate change is contributing to bushfires raging across the nation.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has changed his tune on the “national disaster” of bushfires confronting Australia - speaking directly to the contribution of climate change.

“I've lived all my life, pretty much, in Sydney, and the haze that has come from those fires, I know, has been,” he said. “More needs to be done on the reason why these fires are so intense – and that’s climate change,” he said.But he said the nation’s emissions targets were “woefully inadequate” and an “international embarrassment”.“We need to get on with the job of saving future generations and saving this planet.”

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