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Glass House Mp Andrew Powell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essay by<\/strong> Eric Worrall<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Great exploding watermelons! \u201c\u2026 Powell doubled down, saying he was not \u201c100% convinced of the human population\u2019s role\u201d in climate change. \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Queensland environment minister stands by \u2018scepticism\u2019 about human-induced climate change<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Powell first said he was not \u2018100% convinced\u2019 12 years ago while holding the portfolio during the Campbell Newman era<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Messenger<\/a>
Wed 11 Dec 2024 19.31 AEDT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Queensland\u2019s environment minister has told parliament he stands by his comments more than a decade ago that he was \u201ca bit sceptical\u201d about human involvement in climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Powell returned to the environment, tourism, science and innovation portfolio last month, having held it under the former premier Campbell Newman in 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking to ABC radio<\/a> in June of that year, he acknowledged climate was changing, but said that he \u201cwas still to be convinced of the degree to which we are influencing that\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At a media conference the following day, Powell doubled down, saying he was not \u201c100% convinced of the human population\u2019s role\u201d in climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During Wednesday\u2019s question time, Greens MP Michael Berkman asked Powell if he \u201cwas still a bit sceptical<\/a> of anthropogenic climate change\u201d 12 years after the comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The environment minister then said \u201cI stand by those comments\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026Read more:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2024\/dec\/11\/queensland-environment-minister-andrew-powell-stands-by-scepticism-about-human-induced-climate-change<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Berkman is still genuflecting to the need for reducing emissions, but in my opinion this represents a significant shift. Any senior Aussie politician pushing back against climate madness, even a tentative push back, is an encouraging sign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reality is the climate movement has been dead man walking for a while<\/strong>, it died the day their big tech sponsors realised they need an endless supply of cheap energy to remain competitive in the AI age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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