The prime minister has moved to reassure voters he understands the bushfires are a natural emergency and he accepts the link between climate change and an extended fire season. But he dismissed the international censure of his government’s climate policies in a new ranking of 57 countries as 'not credible', reiterating that 'Australia is meeting and beating our emissions reduction targets'. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► bit.ly/guardianwiressub Morrison responds to fears over bushfires but rejects censure of climate policy ► www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/12/morrison-responds-to-fears-over-bushfires-but-rejects-censure-of-climate-policy Support the Guardian ► support.theguardian.com/contribute Today in Focus podcast ► www.theguardian.com/news/series/todayinfocus The Guardian YouTube network: The Guardian ► www.youtube.com/theguardian Owen Jones talks ► bit.ly/subsowenjones Guardian Football ► is.gd/guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► bit.ly/GDNsport Guardian Culture ► is.gd/guardianculture