Climate Report Card – Australian politics
The Pollute-o-meter awarded the Greens four stars out of five, and found their policies could cut emissions by 26 per cent by 2020. The Greens want to put a price on carbon pollution.
Fails all round on climate report card, Herald Sun, 16/07/2010 With climate change shaping as a key election issue, both major parties have scored a fail from experts.The experts crunched the numbers on the parties’ climate policies and awarded Labor one star out of five.The coalition fared even worse, scoring half a star.The “election Pollute-o-meter” analysis, to be issued on Friday, was commissioned by the Climate Institute and carried out by consultants Climate Risk……..
The analysis indicates neither party is on track to reach the bipartisan target of cutting emissions by at least five per cent by 2020.
“Both parties’ current policies will see Australia’s pollution increasing through 2020,” said John Connor, chief executive of the Climate Institute……..
The coalition scored higher than Labor on reducing emissions, but earned a worse mark overall because it would cut funding to help other countries tackle climate change.
The coalition says its policy would cut emissions by five per cent, but the consultants did not agree with their calculations.
The Pollute-o-meter awarded the Greens four stars out of five, and found their policies could cut emissions by 26 per cent by 2020. The Greens want to put a price on carbon pollution.
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