Chris Bowen brags on CNN at UN climate summit about phasing out coal power stations - as report reveals Australian electricity bills are set to rise

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Anthony Albanese and Chris Bowen attended the United Nations COP31 climate conference on Wednesday.

Published: 20:10 GMT, 11 November 2026 | Updated: 20:24 GMT, 11 November 2026

Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have praised Australia's renewable power shift on the world stage on the same day a report warned limited supply could raise energy prices at home.

On Wednesday, Bowen was joined by Albanese at the United Nations COP31 climate conference in Antalya, Turkey, which runs from November 9 to 20.

Bowen spent the day dodging Australian media before he sat down with British CNN journalist Becky Anderson to praise Labor's phasing out of fossil fuels.

Later in the interview Bowen was pressed about whether there was any conflict in leading climate negotiations – he is co-President of COP31 – while Australia remained one of the world's biggest suppliers of coal burned by other countries.

Australia was globally the second-largest exporter of thermal coal last year, only behind Indonesia, and it was the largest exporter of metallurgical coal.

'Generally, yes - we're a coal mining country. There's a lot of countries that rely on our coal, both metallurgical and thermal,' he said.

The interview fell on the same day consultant Rystad Energy found the transition to renewable energy could see wholesale power prices in Australia nearly double by 2029.

Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen appeared on CNN at the COP31 climate summit to praise the fact Australia has no new coal-fired power stations, but didn't mention Australia is still among the biggest coal exporters in the world

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