This was published today at ABC Unleashed
The release on Monday of the Rudd Government's climate change white paper is a clear demonstration that this Government is intent on playing politics with climate change without actually doing anything about it. Read more »
It's hard to find the words to express quite how atrocious today's decision announcement has been.
Here's a video that expresses what a lot of us are starting to think - that all those who voted for Kevin Rudd thinking he'd be better than John Howard on climate change were sold a lump of coal.
If you're angry, come along tomorrow and join us at the rallies listed here.
This coming Monday, Dec 15, is a critical day for Australia's climate future.
That is the day Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Climate Change Minister Penny Wong will announce Australia's targets to reduce greenhouse emissions under the proposed Emissions Trading Scheme.
You can help ensure the Government don't put up the white flag on Climate Change! Read more »
Christine talks to Paul Deady from NZ radio 95b
Greens campaign for 40% target
The Australian Greens will campaign for a 40 per cent cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 to save the planet from catastrophic climate change.
"Prime Minister Rudd's 5% target is a global embarrassment and a recipe for global catastrophe," Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown said today.
"The Rudd target of 5 per cent will anger voters. It is exactly where John Howard would have placed Australia in 2009 - a spoiler as the Copenhagen conference on climate change reaches for a much higher goal. Read more »
The Australian Greens today warned the Rudd Government that its emissions trading scheme must be based on science.
"Prime Minister Rudd must recognise that he cannot negotiate with the laws of physics and chemistry. Speeding up already announced renewable energy funding will not compensate for weak targets," Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Climate Change Spokesperson, Senator Christine Milne, said. Read more »
The Liberal Party's decision to oppose the Greens disallowance motion on the carbon sink forests tax scheme is based on an incorrect understanding of the law, according to legal advice released by the Australian Greens today.
Advice from Michael Bearman, a leading Australian tax lawyer, is that, contrary to what the Government has been telling stakeholders, the full cost of land on which carbon sink forests are to be planted will be tax deductible under the legislation. This will dramatically increase the financial incentives for the scheme, increasing its impact tremendously. Read more »
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