Chris Bowen says agreement on global fossil fuel phase out central to Australia’s renewable energy plans

Australia's climate minister says Cop28 summit must aim to keep 1.5C goal alive as he names Saudi Arabia as a block to agreement

The Australian climate change minister, Chris Bowen, has declared phasing out fossil fuels globally is central to Australia's push to become a renewable energy superpower, and named Saudi Arabia as a block to agreement on the issue at the Cop28 climate summit in Dubai.

Bowen said the most important issue at the conference was reaching an agreement that kept the goal of limiting heating to 1.5C within reach, and dealing with fossil fuels was key to that.