Live: Climate change minister urges nations to act faster on emissions reduction

Climate change Minister Chris Bowen has urged nations to act faster to cut emissions through electrification.Follow all the updates in our live blog. Tue 10 Nov 2026 at 7:45amTue 10 Nov 2026 at 7:45amGreens hold firm on demand to allow citizens to sue social media companiesThe Greens are holding firm on their calls to include a right for people to sue social media companies in Labor's Digital Duty of Care bill.The bill, if passed, will require big tech companies to prevent and mitigate harms on their platforms for users under 18 years of age.Labor's bill will also allow all social media users to opt out of addictive algorithms.The Coalition has opposed the bill in its current form, which means Labor needs the support of the Greens to pass the bill through the upper house.Speaking to ABC News Breakfast, Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says her party wants citizens to have the right to sue social media companies."The government legislation goes some way, but not all the way. We want to make sure Australians have the right to take action against social media companies, if they are indeed harmed using them online," Hanson-Young says."American citizens can do that. We've seen changes in the United States because American citizens have been able to take these companies to court, they should be able to do the same thing here in Australia"Tue 10 Nov 2026 at 7:30amTue 10 Nov 2026 at 7:30amAssistant treasurer defends Chalmers, emphasises party unityAssistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino has defended the treasurer after a cabinet minister urged colleagues to stop leaking against Jim Chalmers.Environment Minister Murray Watt said he would like to see an end to the leaking targeting Chalmers and emphasised party unity.It comes after the Expenditure Review Committee met yesterday to consider and approve savings for the upcoming Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO).Speaking to ABC News Breakfast, Mulino says he thinks the treasurer, prime minister and government are undertaking "one-in-25-year" tax reform. "I think the treasurer is embarking on difficult reforms and I think that what we're seeing is a lot of engagement within the party with members of the caucus who rightly have a range of views on things," Mulino says."The bottom line is, it's the government which is delivering and that requires senior ministers and the government as a whole to work together in a unified way."Tue 10 Nov 2026 at 7:12amTue 10 Nov 2026 at 7:12amCharlton says Labor caucus is behind treasurer, despite leaksAssistant Minister Andrew Charlton says Labor is right behind Jim Chalmers after the environment minister urged colleagues to stop leaking against the treasurer.Yesterday, Murray Watt said he would like the leaking against the treasurer to stop and emphasised the importance of party unity.Speaking to Channel Seven this morning, Charlton says Chalmers is doing a good job given the challenges facing the Australian economy."Jim Chalmers is really facing into those challenges, whether it be getting inflation down by delivering two budget surpluses or helping young Australians to buy their first home," Charlton says.Asked who is leaking against the treasurer, Charlton initially deflected but says he thinks the caucus supports the treasurer."I think the caucus supports Jim Chalmers because they know he's doing a good job in in a difficult time. I'm not going to speculate on leaks that people aren't putting their name to."Asked if he would take the treasurer's job if it were up for grabs, Charlton says he's focused on his own job:"I'm very focused on my job. I'm working on artificial intelligence."Tue 10 Nov 2026 at 7:10amTue 10 Nov 2026 at 7:10amMulino says treasurer is 'absolutely' safeThe assistant treasurer says Jim Chalmers is safe in his job after a cabinet minister urged his colleagues to stop leaking against the treasurer.Yesterday, Environment Minister Murray Watt warned his ministerial and backbench colleagues to stop leaking.Asked if Chalmers is safe in his role as treasurer, Mulino says he is "absolutely" safe."The treasurer is working on one-in-25-year tax reform with the PM and with, obviously, the cabinet and the whole caucus," Mulino says."The treasurer is leading a very ambitious program. The tax reforms are going to be very important for productivity growth, but also for fairness."Tue 10 Nov 2026 at 7:04amTue 10 Nov 2026 at 7:04amChris Bowen calls for nations to take faster action on climate changeClimate Change Minister Chris Bowen has used a COP31 Opening Plenary Speech to call on nations to take faster action on climate change.Bowen is president of negotiations at this year's climate summit. It was a role he was given after Australia ceded hosting rights to Türkiye.In the speech, Bowen said nations must move faster and scale up the use of technology.He's called for more progress on electrification."Whether it be glacial collapse in Nepal, heat deaths in Europe or an intensifying El Niño, climate change is here," Bowen said."Every fraction of a degree and every delay increases the risks to lives, communities, economic growth and the environment."We must move faster. We have the tools. The technologies we need are proven, commercial and scalable. What we need is to speed up deployment."Tue 10 Nov 2026 at 6:57amTue 10 Nov 2026 at 6:57amGood morning 👋Hello and welcome to our federal politics live blog! It's great to have you join us here early this Tuesday morning.I'm Josh Boscaini joining you live from Parliament House in Canberra, here and ready to bring you all of today's federal politics news.The prime minister is about to embark on a trip to COP31 in Türkiye, the ASEAN summit in Manila, Philippines and APEC in Shenzhen, China.Let's get right into the day and see what we get!