BRISBANE—The world should face the reality that it may have got it wrong on climate change, says former Australian Prime Minister John Howard.
Howard, who served as the Australian leader from 1996 to 2007, made the comments while appealing to the centre-right Liberal Party not to abandon its position on critical issues, warning that conservatives had “stopped arguing” their case.
“I am so worried about what the world is doing on climate change, and I’m worried about what Australia is doing,” he told an event hosted by the Centre for Independent Studies on March 30 in Brisbane.
Howard pointed to the performance of the Greens and Nationals—the parties with the most forthright positions on climate change—as proof that having a firm view on the issue would yield better election results….