Chris Bowen on Cop27's urgent fight: 'If we're not trying to keep to 1.5C then what are we here for?'

Australia's climate change minister backs proposed loss and damage fund but says 1.5C target is crucial to limiting the billFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAs the Cop27 climate summit in Egypt extends into overtime, Chris Bowen has called for the "strongest possible action" to limit global heating to 1.5C and backed the establishment of a fund to help the poor deal with unavoidable damage from worsening extreme weather.In an interview with the Guardian, the Australian climate change minister said the conference in Sharm el-Sheikh had faced a push from some countries to water down the Glasgow pact last year, and that he had fought alongside others to ensure that deal was "reaffirmed and built on", not undone. Continue reading...