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Queensland’s Liberal govt not concerned, not acting on Climate Change

Flannery questions Newman’s climate record, SMH, September 25, 2012 Australia’s climate change commissioner says it’s too early to say whether the Queensland Premier is taking global warming seriously enough.

Environmentalist Tim Flannery was in Brisbane today to launch the Australian climate commission’s latest report, which examines the impact of global warming on Queensland.

The Critical Decade: Queensland Climate Impacts and Opportunities warns that the state’s economic powerhouses of tourism and agriculture are at significant risk from rising sea levels and changing weather patterns.

Meanwhile, the Liberal National Party government, since gaining power in March, has wound back Labor’s solar power subsidies and scrapped eight carbon reduction programs to save money……the Queensland Greens said state Environment Minister Andrew Powell was on the record as questioning the science behind global warming.
The party’s Senate candidate Adam Stone said responsible action on climate change would protect communities and have economic benefitsthrough clean energy.
“But it is hard to be optimistic that our state government will seize that opportunity given their sorry record,” Mr Stone said in a statement. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/climate-change/flannery-questions-newmans-climate-record-20120925-26isx.html#ixzz27eB2Py2b

September 27, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | General News