Climate Change - "The target matters most" - Brown
Whether Australia adopts an emissions trading scheme or a carbon tax, a strong target and 2010 start-up is what's most important, Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown said today.
"The Greens advocate a trading scheme because a cap on Australia's total emissions provides greater environmental certainty and will fit an international trading scheme as the world moves to avoid catastrophic climate change," Senator Brown said.
World Watch Institute report backs Greens' zero emissions target
The Australian Greens' policy to put Australia on a trajectory towards zero net emissions was backed up overnight by the release of a report calling for global greenhouse emissions to fall below zero after 2050.
Rudd ignores forest 'elephant'
The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has ignored the 20% or so of Australia's greenhouse emissions coming from logging and clearance of forests and woodlands as a huge low-cost opportunity to address climate change, Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown said today.
Greens to initiate Senate Inquiry into inadequacy of 5% target
The Australian Greens today released draft terms of reference for a Senate Inquiry into the 5% emissions reduction target announced by Prime Minister Rudd yesterday.
The Inquiry, to be moved in the first sitting week of the new year, will examine the scientific adequacy of the 5% target in avoiding
catastrophic climate change of more than 2 degrees warming, and whether the target does enough to play a fair and responsible part in global climate action.
"The Rudd Government has chosen to make one of the most important decisions it will ever make on the basis of lobbying by polluters instead on the clear evidence," Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Climate Change Spokesperson, Senator Christine Milne, said.
Greens announce national day of action tomorrow, amidst public outcry at5% target
Australian Greens Deputy Leader and climate change spokesperson, Senator Christine Milne, said Prime Minister Rudd's dangerous 5% emissions reduction target had sparked disbelief and outrage from the community.
Wong's Howard game at climate talks will send voters to the Greens
The electorate will not forgive the Rudd Government for holding back global progress towards responsible emissions reductions, the Australian Greens said today. Climate Change Minister Penny Wong is taking the Howard Government's negotiating tactics to the Poznan meeting, adopting the same positions and even flying the same negotiators, led by Jan Adams and Robert Owen
Climate Targets:Wong Won't Say
Climate Change Minister Penny Wong won't say if she'll reveal the Federal Government's 2020 target for greenhouse gas emission reduction before she goes to international climate change talks in Poznan in Poland in December.
"It's the science stupid!"
The Rudd Government must put climate science at the heart of its decision on greenhouse emissions targets, the Australian Greens warned today.
Treasury modelling begs the question: Why not go harder, faster?
Even with its pessimistic assumptions on energy efficiency and renewable energy, Treasury modelling released today backs the Greens position that cutting emissions hard and fast makes economic and environmental sense, Australian Greens climate change spokesperson, Senator Christine Milne, said today.
Scrap free permits to big polluters: Greens
The Rudd Government must immediately abandon plans to reward big polluters with free emissions permits, Australian Greens climate change spokesperson, Senator Christine Milne, said today.