Barnaby Joyce vows to wind back ‘lunatic crusade’ of net zero with private member’s bill

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Barnaby Joyce vows to wind back ‘lunatic crusade’ of net zero with private member’s bill
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Coalition’s decades-long brawl over climate change and energy policy laid bare as former deputy prime minister sends out clarion call on Facebook

Barnaby Joyce. The opposition is undertaking an internal review of its election policies with climate change and energy expected to take centre-stage in an ideological tussle.Barnaby Joyce. The opposition is undertaking an internal review of its election policies with climate change and energy expected to take centre-stage in an ideological tussle.Barnaby Joyce has vowed to wind back the “lunatic crusade” of net zero by 2050 in a private member’s bill once parliament resumes later this month.

Joyce also claimed Australia’s commitment to reducing carbon emissions to net zero by 2050 was akin to self-immolation without the “authentic” participation of other countries.Rare earths: how these critical minerals impact Australian industry and global politics – video It is also unlikely to attract the full support of the opposition, which was reduced to 43 seats of 150 after May’s federal election.

Within the Nationals, Canavan is also conducting a review of the party’s policy on net zero, which is expected to take months.The Coalition has walked back its plan to introduce government-owned nuclear power plants into Australia’s energy mix as part of its approach to reducing emissions over the next three decades following the federal election.

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