# How can Australia broker UN climate talks while exporting vast amounts of coal and gas?

https://mins.news/en/item/133983

- The Guardian, 2026-11-07 19:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/nov/08/chris-bowen-cop31-experts-condemn-australia-coal-gas-approvals

> Australia’s climate minister, Chris Bowen, will lead negotiations among nearly 200 countries at COP31 in Antalya. Climate advocates question whether a major fossil-fuel exporter can help move the world away from coal, gas and oil; Bowen rejects that concern. Talks will focus on electrification, climate finance and limiting overshoot of the 1.5C goal.

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