On the Nationals self-destruction and the moderate Liberals attempts to justify the Liberals following suit when it comes to net zero Bowen says:

Net zero by 2050 isn’t a political construct. It’s a scientific requirement, agreed by 97% of the world’s scientists. The difference between the Government and the Opposition, we accept the views of 97% of the world’s scientists. The LNP appear to say they know people. If you want to heat the world 1.5 degrees warming, you need it by 2050. It’s essential. It used to be bipartisan in Australia. This is part of the, you know, reach back into science denialism that’s happening under the apparently modern Liberal Party. They are out of touch.

(If Labor accepted the views of 97% of the world’s scientists, it wouldn’t be opening new coal and gas mines)