It’s an old refrain, but the closer we get to the Clean Energy Future legislation ducking and weaving its way through parliament, the more we are reminded of the ghosts of the current proposal’s stepmother, the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, writes Giles Parkinson of Climate Spectator.
Climate policy
No carbon price? You’re being conned
If you can put aside the high and rising costs of failing to commence Australia’s transition from one of the world’s biggest carbon addicts to a low-carbon economy aside, our handling of climate policy has been the stuff of priceless comedy.
Climate and environment: not much in the way of policy direction
The climate and environment Budget for 2010-11 is a dull affair marked by program cuts, clean-ups and a marked lack of policy direction, writes Andrew Macintosh.
Is Rudd going to copy Abbott’s climate policy?
The dumping of the ETS leaves a large gaping wound where the government once had a climate policy. Now Wayne Swan’s suggestions sound distinctly similar to Abbott’s controversial plan, writes Robert Merkel.
A little climate contingency planning
The Australian Government is going charging off down the path of global warming righteousness as Kevin Rudd sets out to honour the promises he made during his successful election campaign to take global warming seriously, writes Richard Farmer.
Why should green groups take the leap of faith for Rudd?
Australia’s peak greens are in a hot spot. Labor’s climate policy is
vague and lacking urgency, short-term emissions and renewable energy targets. And it is committed to new coal mines and increasing coal exports. Anxious for a Labor victory, what does a good green do? writes David Spratt.
