Peter Dutton has reignited Australia’s climate wars. We factcheck the major claims

Countless studies over decades have found failing to act on emissions quickly is likely to damage the economy far more than policies to cut emissions. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

The Australian climate wars are back – or perhaps they never went away. Peter Dutton reignited them by telling News Corp he would not support the nationally legislated 2030 emissions reduction target. That triggered accusations he would put Australia in breach of the landmark Paris climate agreement.

What does it all mean? We look at the claims – and the reality.