Originally published on RenewEconomy The conservative campaign against Australia’s Renewable Energy Target (RET) reached the highest echelons of public office this week, when Prime Minister Tony Abbott joined the throng blaming renewable energy for rising electricity bills. “We’ve got to accept … that in the changed circumstances of today, the … [continued]
I’ve just been to a protest here in Adelaide against the current Australian Government’s response to climate change. This rally and 129 others like it across the nation was organised by a group called GetUp! which I’m only just learning about, even though it is quite large and well organised. … [continued]
Tony Abbott, leader of the Liberal Party (a party which, for reference, is as far from liberal as a major political party in Australia can get), walked into Saturday’s national election with a surefire belief that his party would win the national vote, an action that would see him elected … [continued]
Australia’s brand new second-hand Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, has just taken bold action to prevent the nation’s fixed carbon price from being scrapped by the opposition. He has done this by scrapping it himself. No longer will Australians be haunted by the spectre of a carbon price potentially high enough … [continued]
As drafted, Australia’s 500 leading greenhouse gas emitters will pay $23 (AUS$1 = US$0.99) for every ton of carbon they emit. The carbon pricing is set to take effect next July, assuming the Senate agrees in November, as expected.
