Victorian election – not a good result for Climate Change action
Mr Baillieu has said he will abandon Labor’s plan for a staged closure of the Hazelwood coal power station….and introducing tougher planning regulations that would prevent wind turbines being erected in tourist areas…..
Coalition has explaining to do on climate targets, The Age, Adam Morton, November 30, 2010“……….Environment Victoria, the state’s main green lobby group, said there were many gaps in the new government’s environment and climate policy stance as it had not outlined its full plans before the election as promised.
The Coalition came under heavy criticism from the environment movement during the campaign, scoring just 22 out of 100 on a subjective rating of its policies. Labor scored 52 and the Greens 93…….
Mr Baillieu has said he will abandon Labor’s plan for a staged closure of the Hazelwood coal power station through a compensation deal negotiated with its owners, International Power.
Other Coalition policies include allowing native forest logging to continue at current levels and introducing tougher planning regulations that would prevent wind turbines being erected in tourist areas and within two kilometres of a home without permission.
It also adopted several of the government’s climate commitments, including a goal of 5 per cent of electricity coming from large-scale solar power plants by 2020, doubling the state’s energy efficiency target and effectively banning new power plants using traditional brown coal technology.
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The Road to War brings a sharp focus to why it is not in Australia’s best interest to be dragged into a war with China which will almost inevitably go nuclear very quickly. The filmmaker has interviewed some of Australia’s senior foreign policy analysts who have vast experience behind them in analysing what really is going on here as the United States rattles its sabres with China. And sets us up to be its proxy, like the poor Ukranians have been fed into the Meatgrinder. So America can remain the Top Dog. The Road to War reveals how the United States through its spy base at Pine Gap and by stationing six nuclear capable B52 bombers in the Top End (without permission from the traditional owners) is making Australia a prime nuclear target if the current war of words suddenly melts down into full scale war.
The Road to War shows the implicit connection between Carbon emissions (the US military uses a whopping 70% of America’s annual petroleum to move its armies and vast War Machine around the globe to its 800+ military bases..but under a loophole wangled at Kyoto, the US military does not have to report its C02 annual emissions). The Road to War starts screening at selected cities and regional centres in March. See the trailer end for details.
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