‘Let Rome burn’: Coalition MP says allowing blackouts the only way to turn voters off renewable energy

Exclusive: Power outages in major cities would help build opposition to climate policies, Colin Boyce tells podcast

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The Coalition MP Colin Boyce says he believes the way to turn voters against renewable energy is to let Rome burn for a while" and allow power blackouts to occur in major cities.

Guardian Australia reported on Wednesday that Boyce had described blackouts as a big political opportunity" at a meeting of climate science deniers in late 2023.

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