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Tag Archives: Direct Action
Why Direct Action is still a dud – Part 1
Despite revised details from Coal-ition, size of carrot is minuscule and stick is non-existent, which means Buckley’s chance of anybody volunteering to do any emissions reduction any time soon. Almost looks like they’re so subdued, by big transnational coal, oil … Continue reading
Direct Action ‘hopeless’ and ‘gone’: Palmer
So says Clive Palmer, no more than a token gesture, better to allocate money to pensions and Phoney Tony needs 6 votes from elsewhere in the Senate to Get this and his Budget passed. >readmore> ClimateSpectator
Cutting emissions. Hunt has twice as much to do
Coalition policy document commits to a 5 % reduction “without need for a great big new tax”. But confirmed during election campaign it would honour a commitment of the previous government to cut further if “conditions relating to the extent of global … Continue reading
Coalition’s plans to remove carbon price will cost more than $6B.
Overall, the Coalition has earmarked $2.01bn for its environmental policies over four years, significantly less than the $2.56bn it will spend on one road, the Pacific Highway, in that period. >readmore> The Guardian
Greg Hunt’s embarrassing carbon splurge
Direct Action would either fail to meet the emissions reduction target or slug a huge bill to taxpayers. It’s a slapdash excuse for a policy that the Coalition can’t present seriously on the world stage. >readmore> ClimateSpectator
State rollback on climate programs rolls on
…States big cutbacks in emissions reduction targets…particular concern for Greg Hunt, depending on continuation of trends, for chance of achieving targeted 5 % reduction in emissions within Direct Action budget…The impact of Direct Action is likely to further exacerbate the … Continue reading
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