Australia's resources minister sees a gas-fired future just as the International Energy Agency charts the fossil fuel's decline | Temperature Check

Madeleine King concedes the fossil fuel's emissions are 'significant'. To be exact, they account for a whopping 21% of Australia's totalGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSitting on a giant pile of fossil fuels in a year set to go down as the hottest on record - pockmarked by one flame-grilled disaster after another - requires some careful and creative public positioning.One must be careful not to completely ignore the climate crisis while trying to navigate a path that continues to justify drilling and burning Australia's fossil fuel du jour - gas. Continue reading...