Scott Morrison cautions against imposing 'needless' climate anxiety on children

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has cautioned against raising the anxiety of children over the ‘very real issues’ of climate change concerns.

Scott Morrison has addressed Greta Thunberg’s searing criticism of world leaders' inaction on global warming, warning against raising the anxiety of children over climate change.

The 16-year-old Swedish activist warned of an impending extinction at a UN climate summit in New York on Monday and questioned leaders for failing to tack emissions asking: “How dare you?”

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