5 years ago
CARBON EMISSIONS CONTINUE RISING UNDER LIBERALS
MARK BUTLER MP
Scott Morrison, Angus Taylor and the Coalition can’t hide from the data – carbon emissions continue to rise under this Government.
According to the Department of Environment and Energy’s latest accounts, in the year to March 2019 Australia’s carbon emissions rose 0.6 per cent.
It’s no surprise given this Government’s only plan is to waste an additional $2 billion, on top of the $2.55 billion already allocated, on Tony Abbott’s failed climate policy.
Australians have come to expect this from a Government that is not serious on taking real action on climate change. The Liberals record on climate speaks for itself:
According to the Department of Environment and Energy’s latest accounts, in the year to March 2019 Australia’s carbon emissions rose 0.6 per cent.
It’s no surprise given this Government’s only plan is to waste an additional $2 billion, on top of the $2.55 billion already allocated, on Tony Abbott’s failed climate policy.
Australians have come to expect this from a Government that is not serious on taking real action on climate change. The Liberals record on climate speaks for itself:
- Carbon emissions have been continuously rising since 2014 after coming down by more than 10 per cent during the last Labor Government.
- The Government’s own projections show the Liberals will miss the 2020 Kyoto commitment of a 5 per cent cut on 2000 levels.
- The Government’s own projections also show emissions will keep rising all the way to 2030 – missing their already inadequate 2030 target by a huge margin.