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Queensland push for climate change as election issue

Australia’s chief scientist Penny Sackett – Australia was moving too slowly to prevent the impact of climate change……Environment groups across the country agree that the key issues for this election are about effective action on climate pollution and the need to protect our natural environment from increasing threats.

Conservation groups ally for Qld – the green state, Brisbane Times, TONY MOORE, July 31, 2010 – Queensland should pitch itself as the renewable energy state and push to have a price put on carbon in the federal government’s first term, say the state’s conservation groups.

The state’s environment organisations yesterday released a joint position on the key environmental priorities for the next federal government……….

Their call follows calls in May by Australia’s chief scientist Penny Sackett that Australia was moving too slowly to prevent the impact of climate change.

“We are not acting with sufficient speed to reduce the large degree of risk that climate change poses to our health, our environment and our livelihoods,” Professor Sackett said in May.

Queensland’s conservation groups have agreed to call for:A price on carbon to shift investment towards clean energy and for Queensland to become the “renewable energy” state of Australia;……..

Mr Hutcheon said planning for a “low-carbon” future should be the priority for the next term of the federal government.

• “This election we have the opportunity to vote for politicians who understand these challenges and will stand up for change,” Mr Hutcheon said.

  “Environment groups across the country agree that the key issues for this election are about effective action on climate pollution and the need to protect our natural environment from increasing threats.”

  Conservation groups also want a higher priority by government placed on the impact of mining activities on local groundwater and farming lands….

Conservation groups ally for Qld – the green state

July 31, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | climate change - global warming, energy, politics, Queensland | Australia, climate change, climate change - global warming, energy, renewable