September 26, 2021

Australia needs a ‘clear plan’ for net zero to avoid energy crisis

Barnaby Joyce has hit the nail on the head.  Greenies and their supporters have NO plan for what will replace coal-fired electricity.  Nukes are anathema and natural gas is an increasingly scarce and expensive fossil fuel.  But only those two could keep the lights on at night and when the wind is not blowing

Mr Joyce has made a slight pivot in his stance on committing to a net zero target by 2050 after Treasurer Josh Frydenberg made an economic case for adopting the target in a speech to business leaders on Friday.

The Nationals have traditionally been opposed to the commitment; however, the remarks from Mr Joyce may signal a future shift in the party’s position.

“We want to make sure – and the Coalition is a prudent organisation – we want to make sure that any process forward doesn’t just follow rhetorical flourish, one-line headlines, but makes sure that we have a clear plan,” Mr Joyce told reporters on Friday.

“I have to show the Australian people what happens, what it looks like when you get it wrong.

“And the UK energy crisis, the European energy crisis, will be our energy crisis.

“At the end of that graph resides coldness and unemployment, and we don’t want either of those.

Mr Joyce indicated he believed the treasurer was “completely right if people make decisions that restrict the flow of capital”, however, Australia should not allow “third parties” to restrict the capacity to act within rules and within a process that is legitimate.

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/australia-needs-a-clear-plan-for-net-zero-to-avoid-energy-crisis-joyce/ar-AAOLudX



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