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Can Australia’s out-of-control fires convince government of climate change?

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s government is refusing to discuss whether global warming has contributed to a longer dry season that is fuelling ferocious fires

Firefighters battle a spot fire on November 13 2019 in Hillville, Australia. Picture: GETTY IMAGES/SAM MOOY

A survey released in September shows that 77% of Australians believe climate change is occurring, up from 66% when the conservatives came to power in 2013. Even while the nation still generates the bulk of its electricity from coal, only 18% of respondents listed it in their top three preferred energy sources, with solar and wind seen as far more desirable than fossil fuels.

Morrison was asked by a radio host whether the blame for the current crisis lay not on climate change but on environmentalists. Government legislator Barnaby Joyce and sections of the media have suggested this week that such activists had successfully lobbied to scale back controlled burns designed to minimise the undergrowth that often fuels wild fires.

Meanwhile, Morrison has been criticised by disaster management experts for not adequately tackling climate change, even as meteorologists warn the firefighting season is becoming longer and more intense.

 

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