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On Saturday, 31 May 2025, the governing body of the South Australian Liberal Party passed a motion calling on the Federal Parliamentary team to discontinue the pursuit of Net Zero by 2050.

This is a welcome gesture signifying positive change for our party and our nation’s energy future. It made quite an impact in the media, too.

Five Reasons to Dump Net Zero

It is clear that Liberal Party members in South Australian do not support Net Zero and who can blame them? Here are five reasons why pursuing Net Zero is a folly:

1. The U.N.’s Net Zero climate agenda is dismantling our energy sector, driving up the cost of electricity in a time when inflation is draining the savings of Australians.
2. The Net Zero agenda is premised on dodgy claims and an ever-changing, inconsistent narrative. We’ve been hearing about the so-called climate crisis for years, whether it’s protecting the Ozone Layer (remember that?), rising sea levels (which doesn’t seem to stop wealthy climate activists purchasing beachfront properties) or, more recently, the U.N. Secretary-General warning that we are approaching “global boiling.” The Net Zero narrative is absurd.
3. Australia emits approximately 1.02% of global CO2 emissions. The U.S. emits 12.6% and China emits 32.88%. It makes no sense to economically cripple ourselves over our negligible emissions. Even if we are to reduce our emissions, we do not need to do so in such a reckless manner.
4. Last year, Labor refused to join a US and UK-led movement to accelerate the development of nuclear energy to fight climate change. Simply put, if they really believed in an imminent climate apocalypse, no options would be off the table, yet they are selective about how they will apparently save the world.
5. Australia has the natural resources to have some of the cheapest electricity in the world, yet while we export our coal and uranium to other nations with higher CO2 emissions, we’re shutting down our coal-fired power stations and refusing to lift our moratorium on nuclear energy. This makes no sense. Putting Australia first means strengthening our energy security and our economy.

Net Zero and Climate Science

If you are interested, you can watch my discussion with geologist Professor Ian Plimer on my podcast BASED about Net Zero, and the questionable climate science behind it, here:

This development is the result of the patience and persistence of hard-working people with true Liberal values getting involved and contributing to policy making. Congratulations to the South Australian Liberal Party’s State Council!

President Trump when asked about the South Australian Liberal Party membership rejecting Net Zero on the weekend.

(Haters are going to say this is fake!) pic.twitter.com/0e13rJQLev

— Senator Alex Antic (@SenatorAntic) June 2, 2025

It’s time to end the Net Zero madness and build an energy sector that delivers cheaper, more stable electricity for Australians.

This need not mean that we disregard preserving our natural environment. Far from it. But we can do so without the imposition of the U.N. climate agenda that the greatest carbon emitters don’t take seriously anyway.

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