The Coalition’s policy is expected to produce around 40 percent - TopicsExpress



          

The Coalition’s policy is expected to produce around 40 percent less action to cut pollution than the current carbon pricing package, given it is voluntary and not incentive-based. This amounts to 200 million tonnes by 2020 versus Labor’s 290 million tonnes. The Coalition’s plans to scrap the current policy is projected to drive up the cost of electricity, promote the growth of coal-fired generation, and undermine the booming renewable energy sector. The other fork of its climate policy - the “green army” - is only likely to provide a questionable contribution to climate action via tree planting programmes, as the bulk of the initiative is focused on local environmental cleanup and conservation operations - not emissions reductions.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 12:36:04 +0000

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