The Minister for Climate Change and Energy of Australia, Chris Bowen, speaks during the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Para State, Brazil, on Nov. 17, 2025. Pablo Porciuncula/AFP via Getty Images
The federal energy minister has labelled his counterpart the “biggest hypocrite in parliament,” as he snapped back at criticisms of his taxpayer-funded travel for a major climate conference.
Chris Bowen is due to spend more than $150 million (US$107 million) on the United Nations’ 31st Conference of the Parties meeting, known as COP31, in his role as president of negotiations.
