On October 26th, Scott Morrison presented the Coalition’s climate action ‘plan’ to the media.
“The plan to deliver net zero – The Australian Way” fails to legislate net zero by 2050 or set a more ambitious short-term 2030 emissions reduction goal.
On October 27th, the Government blocked debate of the Climate Change Bill, scuppering Australia’s last opportunity to agree substantive climate commitments ahead of COP26.
All this in the week the UN Environment Programme released their annual Emissions Gap report which shows despite the impact of COVID-19, the world is still on track for global warming of +2.7c, even if countries deliver their current targets in full.
Australians deserve better.
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The impacts of Climate Change represent the greatest threat to our national security, our economy, our health and our environment. But if we implement an effective plan now, we can create a safe and prosperous future for ourselves and our children.
The Climate Act is a proposed law to ensure the long-term safety, security and prosperity of Australia by achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050.
Zali Steggall OAM MP first tabled the Act to parliament on Monday November 9th 2020. Following a parliamentary inquiry, whose submissions the government chose to ignore, a second draft of the Bill, incorporating feedback from the inquiry and additionally committing to a 60% emission reduction by 2030 on 2005 levels, will be presented to parliament on October 18th 2021 ahead of COP26.
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The Climate Act will put in place plans to harness low emission technology and projects, triggering a sustainable jobs boom for all of Australia.
The Climate Act will help speed up our transition to low emissions technologies that are driving down energy prices.
By putting plans in place for key industries the Climate Act will enable businesses to invest with certainty in new low emissions technologies.
By legislating Net Zero, the Climate Act will tell our trading partners we are committed to reducing our emissions and will avoid carbon tariffs being imposed on our exports.
Following Joe Biden’s Leaders Summit in April, some major economies made a commitment to achieve net zero no later than 2050 including the US, Japan and South Korea.
By failing to implement climate legislation, Australia is being left behind. Not only are our trading partners likely to introduce carbon tariffs on our exports, Australia is missing out on global investment in renewables when we should be a world leader.
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