A zero for Australia’s climate policy
After years discussing the ins and outs of superannuation, Tim Wilson, has been thrown in the deep end with his new Parliamentary role, defending the Government’s controversial climate action plan.
Liberal MP Wilson, who became Assistant Energy Minister in September, was called upon to defend Scott Morrison’s program ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow.
The 130-page plan was widely criticised for its lack of specificity, focus on emission offsets and failure to target net zero earlier than 2050.
While Outsider is not a regular listener, his colleagues inform him that Wilson appeared on Triple J’s Hack programme, an ABC radio show aimed at young Australians, to defend the policy. Outsider expects this is a slightly different audience to the ones who had been watching Wilson on Parliament TV.
During the show, Wilson spoke on solar energy, coal mining and hydrogen hubs, which Outsider was surprised he had so much information on given he was debating Your Future, Your Super reforms just a few weeks ago.
Given Australia’s superannuation system is recognised as one of the best in the world, Outsider wonders if Wilson can apply some of what he has learnt to improving its climate change policies, which are... ahem… less lauded by the world.
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