Opinion

Australia’s climate wars may be over

The Climate 200 movement could potentially be as big a change as politics has seen since the arrival of One Nation disrupted the established order.

Phillip CooreyPolitical editor

Dec 9, 2021 – 8.00pm

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Without a hint of irony, the Greens issued a press release this week urging Labor to not let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

The cri de coeur was a response to the opposition spokesman on climate change, Chris Bowen, ruling out categorically any prospect of Labor – should it win the next election – increasing its promise to reduce emissions by 43 per cent over 2005 levels by 2030.

Phillip Coorey is the political editor based in Canberra. He is a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence.