Alan Jones - Canavan: 'If you knew the cost of net-zero emissions you wouldn't buy it'
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If you knew the cost of net-zero emissions, you definitely wouldn't be buying it because "it is astronomical," according to LNP Senator Matt Canavan.
It comes as Australia faces increased pressure to commit to a net-zero target by 2050 ahead of the COP26 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow.
“There’s no modelling that I’ve seen done, none of the advocates that I’ve seen out there for net-zero emissions or harsh emission cuts have put forward the figures to the Australian people and said this is what it is going to cost you,” Mr Canavan told Sky News host Alan Jones.
“And if you don’t know what something is going to cost, don’t buy it.
“If you did know the cost of net-zero emissions, you definitely wouldn’t be buying it because it is astronomical.
“There is this temptation at the moment because some people think net-zero sounds good, it sounds like fairy floss, maybe we should just do it because we want to get elected again but I believe we’ve got to stay true to our principals and values.”
It comes as Australia faces increased pressure to commit to a net-zero target by 2050 ahead of the COP26 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow.
“There’s no modelling that I’ve seen done, none of the advocates that I’ve seen out there for net-zero emissions or harsh emission cuts have put forward the figures to the Australian people and said this is what it is going to cost you,” Mr Canavan told Sky News host Alan Jones.
“And if you don’t know what something is going to cost, don’t buy it.
“If you did know the cost of net-zero emissions, you definitely wouldn’t be buying it because it is astronomical.
“There is this temptation at the moment because some people think net-zero sounds good, it sounds like fairy floss, maybe we should just do it because we want to get elected again but I believe we’ve got to stay true to our principals and values.”