He's a politician. He says what he needs to say at the time he is speaking. All politicians are like this. You don't get honest men in politics in societies with universal suffrage democracy.
Honestly Smith's stance on this netzero shit is just as fucking stupid as his. The fact she says we can do it but not right now it gives Credence to it which it needs to be killed completely.
Green policy is going to the grave over the next couple of years. I expect people like this are either going to get with the new program or shoved to the sidelines over next couple of years.