The Latest Breaking News from Chris Bowen

Labor has improved Australia’s emissions pledge on the one Scott Morrison took to Glasgow, but observers say it will still have questions to answer

Officials from nearly 200 nations are gathering in Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt, for the 27th United Nations climate change conference known as COP27. Multiple global crises threaten to overshadow the summit, but the task at COP27 over the next two weeks is more urgent than ever.

Jim Chalmers says a mandatory code of conduct for gas retailers could help to bring down soaring power prices, but he still can't say when that might happen.

Ministers agree to give regulator more powers to ensure supplies while plans for a capacity market could be ready in December

Energy Minister Chris Bowen has reached a deal with state and territory ministers which he says will put downward pressure on gas prices.

The first Labor budget in 10 years has overhauled Australia's response to climate change, but it's just the beginning for market and industry participants.

Australia's climate change minister Chris Bowen on Sunday said the government has joined the Global Methane Pledge as part of multilateral efforts to reduce global methane emissions. "By joining the Pledge, Australia will join the rest of the world's major agricultural commodity exporters including the United States, Brazil, and Indonesia…

The federal government confirms Australia will sign up to a global pledge to reduce methane emissions.

Australia has pledged to slash potent methane emissions by 30 per cent by the end of the decade.