Barnaby Joyce says Australia's climate policy should be practical and pragmatic, suggesting nuclear power, a day after releasing a Twitter video in which he suggested a tax won't fix climate change and people need to respect a "higher authority" at play.
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| New England MP Barnaby Joyce says Australia should pursue climate change policies that deliver "tactile" outcomes. |
"We need things that are tactile and make a difference to a changing climate," Mr Joyce told The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.
The Nationals MP and former deputy prime minister says successful climate policy would include stimulating the economy with dam building during drought, and working on infrastructure such as the Inland Rail to reduce freight vehicle emissions, as well as developing nuclear power and clean coal technology to reduce emissions.
Mr Joyce also said the Nationals should take a more prominent role in drought policy, arguing the recent appointment of a national drought co-ordinator should have been selected by Drought Minister David Littleproud, a member of the LNP.
Read the story from The Age by Mike Foley - “Barnaby Joyce outlines a 'tactile' climate policy after releasing Twitter rant.”
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