We shouldn't be surprised perhaps at the National Party's Barnaby Joyce, who has long denied that humans are behind climate change (and to really prove his anti-environmental credentials, once suggested mining and fishing in Antarctica). On tonight's episode he complained of jobs losses that would be caused by the Rudd-Labor governments CPRS; to back up his argument he cited industry research based on economic modeling. Keep the 'modeling' part of that research in mind, it becomes important in a minute when the next Tory opens her mouth.
Not to be outdone, Pru went further, challenging one of the precepts of modern science altogether by claiming that 'modeling' is a new and dubious science.
PRU GOWARD: ... Now, if you think about the connection between cancer and smoking; if you think about the connection between alcohol and liver damage, you've got evidence. You've got evidence based on what you look at under the microscope. This is the first issue of this order which is based on projections, and that is why the scientific community, with respect, is more divided on it than is acknowledged...Read the full debacle here.
TONY JONES: Yep.
PRU GOWARD: ...and why the community is acknowledged. Because modelling is a very new science.
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