On climate, everyone is betting the minimum

Scott Morrison is threading a delicate needle ahead of climate talks that may end up falling short of their pumped-up expectations.

Jacob GreberSenior correspondent

Oct 22, 2021 – 3.31pm

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In less than a week Scott Morrison and his Energy Minister, Angus Taylor, fly to Glasgow for the opening days of this year’s United Nations climate talks – billed yet again as a make or break moment for the planet.

It’s a critical juncture too for Morrison, who is determined to become the first prime minister since John Howard to outlive the scalding political consequences of climate policy.

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Jacob GreberSenior correspondentJacob Greber writes about politics, economics and business from Canberra. He has been a Washington correspondent and economics correspondent.