Wednesday, 14 November 2007 05:45
Cut Greenhouse Pollution
The scientific community is clear. Unless we turn greenhouse pollution levels around within five years we risk leaving future Australians with a legacy of uncontrollable climate change. Right now, projections see our pollution rising through 2020 and beyond! We need to turn this around.
Switch to Green Energy
In a single year the nation already produces enough clean energy from sources like wind, hydro and solar to power the equivalent of Queensland’s annual household energy use about three times over. This is just the beginning. We can make sure all new electricity generation comes from clean energy.
International Leadership
Currently the only international law that exists to turn around greenhouse pollution is the Kyoto Protocol. We need to build on the Kyoto framework with strong, binding post 2012 reduction targets and even more investment in clean energy around the world.
| ALP | Coalition |
| CUT GREENHOUSE POLLUTION • 0.5 star for setting a target of 60% cuts by 2050 • 0.5 star for committing to an emissions trading scheme • No stars for having no five year plan to reverse rising pollution and not having a national energy efficiency target SWITCH TO CLEAN ENERGY • 2.5 stars for committing to a 20% Mandatory Renewable Energy Target • 2 stars for increased research and development funding for cleaning up fossil fuels and renewable energy investment INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP • 3 stars for committing to ratify Kyoto and to internationally binding (but not reduction) targets post 2012 • 0.5 star for development assistance to help developing countries switch to clean energy, avoid deforestation and get ready for the impacts of climate change |
CUT GREENHOUSE POLLUTION • 0.5 star for committing to an emissions trading scheme • No stars for not having any greenhouse pollution targets and not having a national energy efficiency target SWITCH TO CLEAN ENERGY • 1.5 stars for around 15% clean energy target by 2020. • 1 star for existing and new research and development funding for cleaning up fossil fuels and renewable energy. INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP • 1 star for committing to internationally binding (but not reduction) targets post 2012 • 0.5 star for development assistance or funding to help developing countries avoid deforestation and get ready for the impacts of climate change |
| Greens | Democrats | Family First |
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CUT GREENHOUSE POLLUTION |
CUT GREENHOUSE POLLUTION • 1 star for setting a national target to reduce pollution within 5 years. • 1.5 stars for committing to substantially reduce greenhouse emissions by 2020 and 2050. • 1 star for setting a national energy efficiency target to match the OECD by 2015 • 1 star for putting in place a national carbon emissions trading scheme by 2010 SWITCH TO CLEAN ENERGY • 3 stars for clean energy targets • 1.5 star for increasing research and development INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP • 4 stars for committing to ratify Kyoto and to internationally binding reduction targets post 2012 • 0.5 star for assistance to help developing countries |
CUT GREENHOUSE POLLUTION |
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