<div>'Climate change is real': energy minister hits out at Tony Abbott</div>

Josh Frydenberg brings up former PM’s own record in response to Liberal colleague’s provocative speech to a group of climate-change scepticsThe energy minister, Josh Frydenberg, has slapped down Tony Abbott and other conservative rebels, declaring that climate change is real and that was why Abbott agreed to join the Paris international climate agreement when he was prime minister.Asked about Abbott’s provocative speech to a group of climate-change sceptics in London questioning the science of climate change – an outing that has been characterised by Labor as “loopy” – Frydenberg brought up Abbott’s own record in the top job. Related: Alan Finkel defends clean energy target as Coalition turns its back Related: Tony Abbott's climate frolic is strange and sad – and all about politics | Katharine Murphy Continue reading...