Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has told world leaders that the swift invention of COVID-19 vaccines has provided cause for optimism that scientists and other experts can invent the technological solutions needed to combat climate change by achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Addressing the COP26 summit in Glasgow early on Tuesday, Australian time, Morrison said the challenge to chart the path to net zero would be met by “those who are, frankly, largely not in this room.” “It will be our scientists, our technologists, our engineers, our entrepreneurs, our industrialists, and our financiers that will actually chart the path to net zero,” he said. “And it is up to us as leaders of governments to back them in.” The prime minister spoke of Australia’s plan to achieve a decarbonised economy through low-cost clean technology that doesn’t deny people, especially in developing economies, their livelihoods or the opportunity for a better …