Bushfire hazard reduction 'as important as' emissions reduction, Scott Morrison says

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says hazard reduction burns are a more practical solution to hotter and drier bushfire seasons than cutting carbon emissions.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in an interview that 'hazard reduction is as important as emissions reduction' Source: AAP

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has declared hazard reduction could be more important than emissions reduction in protecting Australia from increasingly dangerous bushfire seasons.

Mr Morrison has also revealed the government was considering a way to name and shame states which don't complete required hazard reduction burns.

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