<div>NSW environment minister urges end to 'pointless, backward-looking arguments' about climate action</div>

Intervention by ‘economically rational Liberal’ comes as Anthony Albanese hedges on 2030 emissions targetsAustralian PM’s office omits net zero emissions from account of Morrison’s talk with JohnsonOverwhelming majority believe Australia is already experiencing climate changeThe New South Wales environment minister, the Liberal Matt Kean, has launched a clarion call for his party to represent “the forgotten people” who “don’t march down George Street” and “don’t have a platform on Sky News” but support meaningful action on climate change.Borrowing “the forgotten people” from the Liberal party founder, Robert Menzies, Kean told a forum organised by the Australia Institute on Wednesday that the free market was driving an inexorable transition to low-emission energy sources but “politics and ideology” had been getting in the way of market forces. Related: Australian PM's office omits net zero emissions from account of Morrison's talk with Johnson Related: Overwhelming majority believe Australia is already experiencing climate change Continue reading...