'I am so qualified': Meteorologist responds to MP Craig Kelly's insult | latikambourke
Tobin has a degree in physics and meteorology, four years experience as an aviation forecaster with the Royal Air Force and has worked as a broadcast meteorologist for 12 years. She has also completed a climate course with the World Meteorological Organisation.
Kelly worked as an "export manager" before entering Parliament as the Member for Hughes in 2010, according to his parliamentary bio. "You have the second-highest carbon emission on earth per capita, you are burying your head in the sand. You're not a climate sceptic, you're a climate denier," Tobin said.Tobin said she was first made aware of Mr Kelly's insult, via Twitter but said she was untroubled by Mr Kelly's comments, for which he has apologised, because it was furthering the broader debate about the link between climate change and Australia's horrific bushfires.
"The most important thing is the people and the animals and if we can protect those by having that conversation than we're winning."Tobin said Australia was widely viewed in Britain as a blocker of climate change action internationally, particularly after the last Conference of the Parties meeting on climate change whereShe said while Australia was a smaller country, what it does on climate change affects other countries' climate policies and decision-making.
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