Gillard Climate Announcement: that’s not a climate change policy
Friday, 23 July 2010 11:54
The Gillard Government will have to do much more to convince voters it has a climate change policy, Total Environment Centre said after the PM’s statement today.
“There are three key elements to a modern and responsible climate change policy – a carbon price, mainstreaming renewables into energy supply and energy efficiency. Today we have had meaningless platitudes about a carbon price and energy efficiency. Renewables are barely adequate only because of the existing 20% target legislation that has already been passed and the reference to better grid connection today,” said Jeff Angel.
“If you were looking for action that will help curb the explosive growth in pollution in the next two terms of government, you won’t find anything in the policy today. We need more than a hint that energy efficiency could be the subject of an announcement ‘later’.”
“The ALP government needs to understand that at best it has a flimsy hold on those voters who want it to show leadership and progress constructive policies on climate change. Nothing announced today will lock those voters in,” Mr Angel said.
