Queensland’s environment minister has told parliament he stands by his comments more than a decade ago that he was “a bit sceptical” about human involvement in climate change.
Griffith University emeritus professor Ian Lowe said “there’s no room for not accepting the science, that’s going back to the dark ages”.
“It’s difficult to see how he can do a decent job as minister for the environment if he doesn’t accept the science.
“It’s like having a health minister who doesn’t accept that there are bacteria and viruses”.