Source: Climate crisis | The Guardian
It’s worth comparing the One Nation MP’s views with those of an expert – the executive director of the International Energy AgencySign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereBarnaby Joyce is not what most people would describe as a reliable commentator on the climate crisis, though he can sometimes be memorable on a microphone.In 2009, the then National party senator said, without evidence, that Labor’s doomed carbon pricing scheme would inflate the cost of a lamb roast to more $100. It wasn’t true, but the claim reverberated through the political debate as a weapon and a punchline.Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...