Push to go vego to save the planet slammed as ‘green socialism’

Matt Canavan says that a leaked climate conference document reveals the true nature of the environmental agenda.

Leaked documents showing Glasgow climate change negotiators want to get Australians to eat less meat to cut CO2 emissions have been slammed by Queensland Nationals Senator Matt Canavan as an attempt to impose “green socialism” by stealth.

The paper, authored by the UK’s Behavioural Insights Unit, caused a stir among beef producing countries such as Brazil and Argentina when it was discovered by the BBC.

It listed a number of suggestions for changing public behaviour including high carbon taxes on meat and portraying business travel as an “immoral indulgence”.

Senator Matt Canavan says the Glasgow conference has an agenda to “make us all vegans”. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage

“The Glasgow conference is not about climate change. It is about political change. They want to shut down coal mines, make us all vegans and send manufacturing jobs to China,” said Canavan, whose party is negotiating a list of demands for Prime Minister Scott Morrison to take to Glasgow.

“Now some are saying we can’t beat these green socialists, and we are best just to go Net

Imposing high carbon taxes on beef cattle has been suggested.

Zero under a Liberal government. These people are just Fabian Greenies. They just want to get to socialism slower. I want to turn these train around before its too late. Let’s get back to a free and prosperous country.”

“Signing up to Net Zero now because some people think it is popular would be a Faustian bargain. Perhaps it would help win the next election but what do we do for the one after that when we have no soul?”

“I don’t know whether the Nationals will agree to Net Zero today, but I am bloody sure that we won’t sell the last cow for a handful of beans.”

“Mushrooms have seen more sunlight than the Nationals have seen of the Liberals’ net zero plan,” he said.

The UK government later claimed that the paper, which claimed that plant-based diets could reduce carbon emissions by 50 per cent, was published in error.