The National Party’s new leader has built his politics on climate scepticism. But rising costs, extreme weather and the accelerating energy transition make that stance increasingly difficult to sustain.
The crowning of Matt Canavan means the National Party’s champion climate change sceptic is now at the helm – something which the Labor government might well be rejoicing.
Matt Canavan’s climate scepticism is a policy dead end for the Coalition
But belittling existential climate threat is a misguided strategy, especially given the havoc it wreaks in the rural electorates the National Party purports to represent.