- Leader of One Nation criticizes net zero initiative
- Efforts to get Coalition senators to take a stance
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One Nation leader Pauline Hansonwill present an urgent motion urging the government to abandon its 'disastrous' net zero emissions goal.
Legislators are set to cast their votes on the proposal during Monday afternoon, increasing the pressure from within the Coalition to eliminate the policy.
Ms Hanson wrote to SenatePresident Sue Lines on Monday morning, informing of her plan to present the motion 'as a matter of urgency.'
"I recently spoke with a small business owner who mentioned they are paying $10,000 each month solely for electricity, in addition to rent. It's understandable that 30,000 small businesses have closed their doors within three years," she stated.
'Net zero is a fraud. It's harming our industries, weakening our manufacturing, damaging farming and food production, increasing costs andcost of livingand forcing households into financial hardship,homelessness and despair,' she said.
We are being guided by incompetent individuals. Embarrassment to each politician who keeps promoting this insanity. I won't remain silent as Australia is led to ruin.
Although the motion is anticipated to fail, Ms. Hanson mentioned it was aimed at compelling Coalition senators to take a stance.
"We are aware of where Labor and the Greens stand, but I would like to hear where those in the Coalition stand on this," she stated.
It's a critical motion, and anyone who refrains from supporting it is a coward.
Net zero has become a dividing issue within the newly formed Coalition, as Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce hinted at introducing a private members' bill to eliminate it.
On Wednesday, The Australian It was reported that Nationals leader Michael McCormack would back Barnaby Joyce's efforts, challenging the Coalition's current net zero review.
It served as a warning to the senior Coalition partner, indicating to its more moderate members that the Nationals were unwilling to let the issue fade away.
Ms. Hanson expressed approval of the action taken by the two National Party MPs, stating that her party had always believed that net zero was a 'poor decision'.
'Some members of the National Party have now recognised that net zero was a poor decision that has harmed productivity, increased living costs, and affected the agriculture industry, but we have been highlighting this for a long time,' she said to the Daily Telegraph.
Barnaby Joyce deserves credit for having turned the page and acknowledging that these issues are affecting people, and he is making an effort toundo the harm that he and his Coalition caused during their time in government.'
Instead of the policy, she stated the government should "focus on delivering affordable and dependable energy to Australian families, farmers, businesses, and industries."
She mentioned that it would aid in "safeguarding jobs, guarantee energy security, reduce living expenses, and revive Australia's economic competitiveness."
Ms. Hanson noted that Australia's ambitious goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 was challenging to reconcile with its limited contribution to global emissions.
"While China and India are not required to reduce emissions until 2060 or 2070, and the United States is refusing to cooperate, we are penalizing our own nation for contributing only one percent of global emissions," she wrote.
Among them, the three countries produce more than 50 percent, but it's Australians who end up suffering.
As per the CSIRO, Australia accounts for slightly more than one percent of global emissions, while China, India, and the USmake up a total of 52 percent.
Among the four countries, Australia enforces the most rigorous net zero timeline.
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