Joe Biden’s climate plan would ‘blow up the US economy’: Alan Jones
Sky News host Alan Jones says if you thought coronavirus had tanked the economy, Joe Biden's climate change plan is the equivalent of taking a bazooka to it. It'll blow the economy up, he said. Democratic candidate Joe Biden has outlined a 110-page $2 trillion climate plan charting the United States on an irreversible path to net zero carbon emissions by 2050. When announcing the plan to the public, Mr Biden said, Science tells us we have nine years before the damage is irreversible and flagged the creation of Civilian Conservation Corps to protect lands and solve the climate crisis. However, Mr Jones described the Democratic candidates words as fear-mongering rubbish. This target was put together by Biden's joint task force which was spearheaded by Senator Bernie Sanders in a bid to win over far-left voters, he said. The implementation of Mr Bidens climate change plan would dislocate millions of jobs and cause job losses for workers currently employed in every stage of the energy production process, from extracting resources to delivering electricity to consumers. Examining the cost of actualising the net zero emissions project, Mr Jones said one analysis from global consultancy group, Wood Mackenzie, found that the transition to a 100 percent renewable American power grid would require up to $4.5 trillion US. Daily Telegraph columnist Miranda Devine said the Democrat decision to push a radical climate agenda was a "suicide note, politically speaking". Image: AP Read More Our Apps