In Episode 111, Australian Senator Matt Canavan, Australia’s most prominent critic of the Net Zero by 2050 policy to address climate change, speaks with Economics Explored host Gene Tunny about the 2021 UN climate change summit, COP26 (i.e. the 26th Conference of the Parities) and policies to address climate change.
About this episode’s guest – Senator Matt Canavan
Matt Canavan is a Liberal National Party Senator for the state of Queensland, Australia. Matt was first elected at the 2013 Australian federal election for the term beginning 1 July 2014. He was the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia between February 2016 and February 2020. Matt holds the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics (Hons.) from the University of Queensland. He has professional experience working as an economist in Australia’s Productivity Commission, and he has also worked as a consultant at KPMG. Matt’s main office is in Rockhampton, in Central Queensland.
Matt spoke with Gene over Zoom while located in his Parliament House office in Canberra, Australia. The conversation was recorded on Friday 22 October 2021.
Links relevant to the conversation
FLASHBACK: Queensland’s hydrogen-powered car | 7NEWS
EP110 – COP26 Dissenting Voices Part 1 – Dr Alan Moran
EP108 – COP26 climate change summit with Tony Wood, Grattan Institute
Thanks to the show’s audio engineer Josh Crotts for his assistance in producing the episode. Check out his Upwork profile.
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