
Chris Bowen Calls for an Absolute End to Fossil Fuel Usage
Published on December 12, 2023
Energy Minister Chris Bowen has declared that the Australian government doesn’t plan to budge on its current climate targets, reiterating a call for the permanent end to fossil fuel usage within energy systems. With COP28 coming to a close today, Mr. Bowen addressed a crisis meeting at the conference after its most prominent delegates failed to reach a consensus on fossil fuels. “If we are to keep 1.5C alive, fossil fuels have no ongoing role to play in our energy systems, and I speak as the climate and energy minister of one of the world’s largest fossil fuel exporters,” Mr. Bowen said....
