Morrison on IPCC emissions report: 'There are a lot bigger players than us out there' - video

The Australian prime minister Scott Morrison says the Coalition will look carefully at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report which was released on Monday. The report shows even half a degree of extra warming will affect hundreds of millions of people and urges governments around the world to phase out coal power by 2050. Morrison says, 'Let's not forget Australia accounts for just over 1% of global emissions. There are a lot bigger players than us out there. ... Emissions per capita in Australia are at their lowest level in a decade.'But environment department figures show emissions increased 1.3% in the year to March 2018 and that Australia is likely to miss the target.o Australian government backs coal in defiance of IPCC climate warning Continue reading...