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ALP-Green climate committee welcomed, will be enhanced by focus and lasting independence

Wednesday, 01 September 2010 15:56

The Climate Institute today welcomed the agreement struck by the ALP and the Greens to establish a broad based Parliamentary Committee on climate change as one part of a new and more transparent approach to Australia’s pollution politics.

“Australia’s pollution politics has become mired in scare campaigns and misinformation and a new approach is urgently needed,” said The Climate Institute’s CEO John Connor.

“This committee, and enshrining an independent Climate Change Commission, can help pull action on pollution and climate change out of the political quagmire.”

Exit poll shows ALP takes double blow on climate delay, Coalition misses opportunity: New Report

Monday, 30 August 2010 09:17

Almost one-third of Green voters in key marginal seats said they would have voted ALP if it had not delayed the introduction of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), which could have cost the ALP two seats, according to an exit poll for the independent The Climate Institute as it released Climate of the Nation 2010, survey of Australians’ climate attitudes.

Independent and Greens can help clean up pollution politics

Tuesday, 24 August 2010 12:35

The independents and Greens could provide improved parliamentary processes and help clean up Australia’s pollution politics that has seen a race to the bottom and costly uncertainty over the last 9 months, said The Climate Institute today.

ALP pips Coalition on policy but pollution up and credibility down for both

Thursday, 19 August 2010 11:23

With just two days until the election, neither major party has delivered a credible plan on pollution and climate change and both have lacked leadership and judgement of Australians’ concern for action, The Climate Institute said today as it delivered its final Pollute-o-meter and Star Rating policy analysis.

“Our analysis puts the ALP ahead of the Coalition on policy but behind on pollution reduction. Both trail the Greens who are the only party with a credible plan on pollution and climate change,” said Climate Institute CEO John Connor.

“What we have witnessed over these past five weeks is a Government frozen with fear in response to the Coalition’s irresponsible and misleading scare campaign on power prices.

“The ALP has suffered a severe dose of power price paranoia, misreading the mood of Australians who don’t see pollution and climate change purely as a cost issue but as bolted onto leadership and the need to shift Australia’s economy to a low pollution footing.

ALP launch misses opportunity to lock in gains

Monday, 16 August 2010 15:10

The ALP’s Campaign launch missed a key opportunity to build on momentum and lock in potential gains from its weekend Carbon Farming initiative, The Climate Institute said today.

“Today’s ALP launch was a missed opportunity for the ALP to deliver a more credible plan on pollution and climate change,” said Climate Institute CEO John Connor.

“By committing to an emissions trading scheme and decisive energy efficiency policy the ALP could have locked in significant pollution reduction gains from its Carbon Farming initiative.”

The Climate Institute is analysing domestic pollution reduction potential of policy announcements with its Pollute-o-meter, and broader climate policy credibility including support for building global ambition, in its Star Rating. It released its 3rd update today.

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