How climate change skepticism held a government captive
In her new book, reporter Marian Wilkinson uncovers the network of politicians, business leaders and others who have wielded huge influence over Australia’s climate policy for more than two decades.
May 11, 2021
Australia’s then-Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (center) takes part in a press conference with Scott Morrison (left) and Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg at the Parliament House in Canberra on August 20, 2018.
In late April this year, at a global summit arranged to coincide with Earth Day, United States President Joe Biden announced ambitious new goals for tackling climate change, and set a challenge for all other nations to do the same.