Aussie Senator Matt Canavan - COP26 Dissenting Voices Part 2

Senator Matt Canavan, Australia’s most prominent critic of the Net Zero by 2050 policy to address climate change, speaks with show host Gene Tunny about the 2021 UN climate change summit, COP26 (i.e. the 26th Conference of the Parities). About this episode’s guest - Senator Matt CanavanMatt 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. He spoke with Gene over Zoom while located in his Parliament House office in Canberra, Australia. Links relevant to the conversationFLASHBACK: Queensland’s hydrogen-powered car | 7NEWSGlobal Coal Plant TrackerEP110 - COP26 Dissenting Voices Part 1 - Dr Alan MoranEP108 – COP26 climate change summit with Tony Wood, Grattan InstituteThanks to the show’s audio engineer Josh Crotts for his assistance in producing the episode. Check out his Upwork profile.Please get in touch with any questions, comments and suggestions by emailing us at [email protected]. Economics Explored is available via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcast, and other podcasting platforms.