Australian deputy PM mocks Alok Sharma’s emotional reaction at Cop26

Barnaby Joyce takes a swipe at chair of the climate summit for trying to shut down industries in other people's countries'

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Australia's deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce has mocked the British chair of the UN climate summit for becoming emotional about the watering down of language on coal, and for attempting to shut down industries in other people's countries".

With the Australian government under pressure for first agreeing to a communique that flagged reviewing the current 2030 target before the Cop27 in Egypt - only to rule that same prospect out a few hours later - Barnaby Joyce on Monday went on the political offensive.

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