Who Pays?
Cathy Wilcox
Following the release of the latest United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, Nationals Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said, in relation to the need to cut carbon emissions: ‘As you go down this process, exactly, exactly, what is the cost and who is paying it?’ Cathy Wilcox is highlighting the impact on future generations.
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