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VIDEO Tiny Abbott’s climate action plan won’t work – Al Gore

VIDEO     Coalition’s climate policy has never worked: Gore    http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-02-05/coalition27s-climate-policy-has-never-worked3a-gore/4500680  ABC Lateline
Feb 5, 2013 Former US vice-president and climate change activist Al Gore has dismissed the Opposition’s climate change policy, but praised the Government as a world leader for its climate action.

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott intends on dumping the Government’s carbon tax if the Coalition wins the September election.

Mr Abbott says the Opposition would implement a direct-action plan which involves planting trees and providing financial incentives for polluters to reduce their carbon output.

But Mr Gore told Lateline that the plan has never worked in countries that have implemented it.

When asked what he thought of Mr Abbott’s strategy, Mr Gore said: “It didn’t work [in the US] – it hasn’t worked anywhere.”

But Mr Gore applauded Prime Minister Julia Gillard for her “courage and vision” on climate change, saying the world must stand up to the challenge.

“Australia has inspired the world by taking some very responsible steps, even though Australia is the world’s largest coal exporter,” he said.

“I was cheered by the news this past week from Australia that electricity from wind power is now cheaper than electricity from a plant that is newly constructed to burn coal.”….

February 7, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Audiovisual