In the state government's strongest comments yet on the link between climate change and bushfires, NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean says 'This is not normal and doing nothing is not a solution'
NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean says "no one can deny" that climate change is to blame for the smoke haze choking Sydney as bushfires burn across NSW.
"Longer drier periods, resulting in more drought and bushfire," Mr Kean said. "If this is not a catalyst for change, then I don't know what is."Mr Kean said NSW needed to act urgently and have a "meaningful discussion about the causes and what we need to do to fix it." Mr Kean said the smoke was causing "some of the worst air pollution recordings we have seen and fires have never had such an impact on Sydney's visibility".
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