Tony Abbott's chief business adviser, Maurice Newman, says global warming is a fallacy supported by United Nations to 'create a new authoritarian world order under its control'. Maurice Newman said the science showing links between human activity and the warming climate was wrong but was being used as a “hook” by the UN to expand its global control.
Newman was appointed chairman of the government’s business advisory council by Prime Minister Abbott, who himself is something of a climate change sceptic.
Environmental groups and scientists described Mr Newman as a 'crazed’ conspiracy theorist and some called on him to resign.
Since his election in 2013, Tony Abbott has abolished Labor’s carbon tax, scaled back renewable energy targets and appointed sceptics to several significant government positions.
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