Morality test

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Morality test

Interviewing Chris Bowen about the state of play at COP27, where negotiations are continuing into the night, AM’s Sabra Lane put it bluntly. “Is there a moral imperative for Australia to stop opening new coal and gas fields, and are you planning to use the safeguard mechanism to limit and police carbon emissions from new projects?” she asked. The minister for climate change ignored the first part of her question, so Lane followed up.