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next, our conversation with former australian prime minister malcolm turnbull about emissions target.is bloomberg. ♪ moving is a handful. no kidding! fortunately, xfinity makes moving easy. easy? -easy? switch your xfinity services to your new address online in about a minute. that was easy. i know, right? and even save with special offers just for movers. really? yep! so while you handle that, you can keep your internet and all those shows you love, and save money while you're at it with special offers just for movers at xfinity.com/moving. haidi: former australian prime minister malcolm turnbull says fossil fuel companies have been holding back on their targets to cut emissions. australia upgraded its target just days before the cop 26 summit in glasgow. >> morrison has said that he projects that our reduction is on track to be 35%, but he will not make any commitment. the problem is, as the new south wales energy minister said, if you are not prepared to make a commitment, it suggests you either don't have confidence in your projections, or you are not taking global warming serious

we talk with malcolm turnbull.s the fossil fuel industry and climate change deniers have held back progress on tackling pollution. australia has embraced a 2015 -- 2050 net zero emissions goal. >> morrison has said he projects our reduction is on track to be 35% but will not make any commitment. so the new south wales energy ministry said if you are not prepared to make a commitment, it either suggest you do not have confidence in your projections or you are not taking global warming seriously. most major economies in the world have committed net zero by 2050 but we have to have more action and the sooner, and that is what glasgow is about. haidi: another round of fractious debate and horsetrading. what does that say about the environment for coming to an agreement? is the hurdle to climate change a vested interest in australia? >> is political. vested interest in coal and gas. fossil fuels are the income. it is likely politics, crazy science denying right wing politics, and the right wing media, mostly own learned

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former prime minister malcolm turnbull lost hisjob because of clashes over climate policy within hisful in mining regions. right—wing politics has framed - climate and the responses to climb it an identity or ideological issue. it's a combination of that plus the fossil fuel lobby| and right—wing media. it hasjust been a toxic. political battle for years. with plenty of sun and wind, renewables are growing fast in australia. this zinc refinery in north queensland is one of the country's biggest users of electricity. with more than a million solar panels, it's now generating about a quarter of its power from the sun. it is the right thing to do. it aligns us more closely with our customers, who are increasingly on an urgent mandate to decarbonise. even though it's on the front line of this environmental emergency, australia is out of step with its allies when it comes to climate action, stuck in a balancing act between its domestic politics and its international reputation. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, the hunter valley. thousands of children are involved with criminal gangs in the uk, a