6 years ago
UN SLAMS MORRISON’S CLIMATE INACTION
MARK BUTLER MP
The 2018 UN Emissions Gap Report shows just how hopeless Scott Morrison and his divided Liberals have been in taking action on climate change.
In a devastating assessment, the UN has lamented Australia’s lack of emissions reduction saying, "There has been no improvement in Australia's climate policy since 2017 and emission levels for 2030 are projected to be well above the [Nationally Determined Contribution] target."
It is a slap in the face for Australians that the Prime Minister, Environment Minister and Energy Minister all repeat the lie that Australia will meet our Paris climate targets in a “canter.”
The Government’s own data, and now the UN, show that under Scott Morrison’s hopeless climate change policies, carbon pollution will continue to rise all the way to 2030 – which is as far as the projections go.
No wonder “moderate Liberals” are finally speaking out against the Government’s continued kowtowing to the hard right wreckers of their party room which have dictated action on climate change and energy.
Australians deserve a Shorten Labor Government that will take action on climate change, and reduce carbon pollution in line with our 45 per cent emissions reduction target by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050. Labor will invest in a renewable energy future which will lower power prices, bring down pollution and secure clean jobs.
In a devastating assessment, the UN has lamented Australia’s lack of emissions reduction saying, "There has been no improvement in Australia's climate policy since 2017 and emission levels for 2030 are projected to be well above the [Nationally Determined Contribution] target."
It is a slap in the face for Australians that the Prime Minister, Environment Minister and Energy Minister all repeat the lie that Australia will meet our Paris climate targets in a “canter.”
The Government’s own data, and now the UN, show that under Scott Morrison’s hopeless climate change policies, carbon pollution will continue to rise all the way to 2030 – which is as far as the projections go.
No wonder “moderate Liberals” are finally speaking out against the Government’s continued kowtowing to the hard right wreckers of their party room which have dictated action on climate change and energy.
Australians deserve a Shorten Labor Government that will take action on climate change, and reduce carbon pollution in line with our 45 per cent emissions reduction target by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050. Labor will invest in a renewable energy future which will lower power prices, bring down pollution and secure clean jobs.