Greens co-deputy leader Adam Bandt has defended his colleague Jordon Steele-John for describing other senators as "arsonists" as bushfires raged along Australia's east coast.

Key points: Jordon Steele-John said other senators were "no better than a bunch of arsonists"

Jordon Steele-John said other senators were "no better than a bunch of arsonists" Greens MP Adam Bandt backed his stance, saying the Government "should rein in its use of coal"

Greens MP Adam Bandt backed his stance, saying the Government "should rein in its use of coal" Scott Morrison said parts of the debate around bushfires had been "unhelpful"

Last week, several Greens politicians attacked the Coalition, saying it had no climate change policies to prevent the loss of lives.

On Insiders, Mr Bandt was asked whether the language was out of line and insensitive, given people had lost their lives and homes.

"I think you should listen to the emotion in Jordon Steele-John's voice as he's talking there. I think he's the youngest member of Parliament, he's part of the generation that's terrified and aghast with what they're seeing with the climate crisis," Mr Bandt said.

"Unless the Government gets the climate crisis under control and reins in its use of coal, then this generation is going to rise up with a fury that is matched only by the intensity of the fires.

"People may quibble about the words that are used, but I would urge people to listen to the point that Jordon was making."

'This is about protecting life'

Earlier in the week, Mr Bandt said Prime Minister Scott Morrison bore some responsibility for the bushfires for failing to lead a global effort to quit coal and cut pollution.

The comments drew a scathing attack from Nationals leader Michael McCormack, who described the comments as "despicable".

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Watch Duration: 7 minutes 4 seconds 7 m Michael McCormack dismissed concerns about climate change as political point scoring on RN Breakfast.

"What people need now is a little bit of sympathy and understanding and real assistance. They need help, they need shelter," Mr McCormack said on ABC Radio National on Monday.

"They don't need the ravings of some pure enlightened and woke capital-city greenies at this time when they are trying to save their homes."

But Mr Bandt said he did not regret the comments.

"I don't, and here's why: Scott Morrison has been put on notice and his Government has been put on notice for many years now — that if we keep digging up coal at the rate of knots we're doing at the moment that's going to contribute to making global warming worse, and that's going to make bushfires like this more likely and more intense when they happen," he said on Insiders.

"This is about protecting life. Scott Morrison should be able to say hand on heart he has done everything in his power to protect lives, and he can't."

On Tuesday, Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce was also criticised for saying two of the victims who were killed in the fires had "most likely" voted for the Greens.

Mr Morrison described the comments on both sides of the debate as "unhelpful".

"I'm not going to be distracted by debates happening among politicians. The last thing people in real need and urgent crisis need at the moment is hearing politicians shout at each other," he said on Tuesday.