It’s worth comparing the One Nation MP’s views with those of an expert – the executive director of the International Energy Agency
Barnaby Joyce is not what most people would describe as a reliable commentator on the climate crisis, though he can sometimes be memorable on a microphone.
In 2009, the then National party senator said, without evidence, that Labor’s doomed carbon pricing scheme would inflate the cost of a lamb roast to more than $100. It wasn’t true, but the claim reverberated through the political debate as a weapon and a punchline.
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