A moment of hope flickered into existence when the headline Time to walk away from the ‘proven fantasy’ of Net Zero 2050 came across the news feed.

Could it be that the mining industry had finally come to its senses? Might the government consider refunding the Australian people for the tens of billions of dollars poured into this ‘fantasy’ Net Zero industry? Would the koalas be safe from ‘green energy’?

No such luck.

At best, it was a click-bait headline from CNBC based on a mediocre sound grab buried in the 24-hour news cycle.

Instead of denouncing Net Zero as a fantasy, what transpired...