Kamala Harris asks Amy Coney Barrett: 'Do you believe climate change is happening?'

US Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has been asked by Democratic vice-president candidate Senator Kamala Harris whether she believes climate change is happening.

Judge Barrett declined to express a view on what she called a "very contentious matter of public debate".

The questioning came on day three of Judge Barrett's Senate confirmation hearing.

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