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Today’s energy transition was built for a world of cheap money

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
November 08, 2026 • 06:00 PM
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It won’t win Chris Bowen standing ovations at COP, but he is better off tempering his climate crusade and being realistic about the energy transition’s limits.

Today’s energy transition was built for a world of cheap money

Fresh from burnishing his diplomatic credentials with King Charles III in the Caribbean, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will join his climate and energy minister Chris Bowen in the “Turkish Riviera” for the United Nations’ “Conference of the Parties” (COP31), the world’s biggest climate jamboree.

Bowen holds the newly created role of “President of Negotiations” for the formal talks between almost 200 nations participating this year. The title is a consolation prize for Australia losing its bid to host COP31 to Turkey.

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