Climate Change Adaptation

Pricing carbon makes Australia a world leader in action against climate change - WA Greens

Media Release | Spokesperson Rachel Siewert, Scott Ludlam
Tuesday 8th November 2011, 1:22pm
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WA Senators Rachel Siewert and Scott Ludlam say today's historic carbon price vote is the start of serious action on climate change.

"The passage of the Clean Energy Future package through the Senate represents a new beginning for our economy, with new industries and new jobs being created," Senator Rachel Siewert said today.

"I am particularly pleased with the strong opportunities that will be created for rural and regional Australia and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through the Carbon Farming Initiatives and supports for Indigenous land management. This package invests $1.7 billion in protecting our environment and supporting farmers.

"The clean energy package ensures assistance will be given to nine out of ten Australians, through tax cuts and higher pensions and benefits," said Senator Siewert.

"An economy based on clean energy will lead to job creation and will see Australia set a leading international standard on action on climate change," Senator Scott Ludlam said.

"Western Australia is well placed to capitalise on the Clean Energy Future package's investment of $13 billion for renewable energy. This package protects jobs and drives a transformation of our economy.

"As one of the world's biggest polluters, Australia has taken a strong step towards a future of 100% renewable energy," said Senator Ludlam.


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Red-letter day in fight against warming

Blog Post | Blog of Sarah Hanson-Young
Tuesday 8th November 2011, 8:12am
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Today will be a great day for Australians who have waited years for their government to take our warming planet seriously.

10 10 11 Press conference

Greencast | Spokesperson Sarah Hanson-Young
Monday 10th October 2011, 4:08pm
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Sarah held a door stop in Canberra today on topics including immigration, marriage equality and the carbon pricing package.

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Greens Leader’s statement on the Canberra convoy

Media Release | Spokesperson Bob Brown
Sunday 21st August 2011, 3:52pm
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"Some might call the predicted thousands of trucks descending on Canberra ending up as hundreds (ABC, 21/8/11) a ‘flop', but these Australians have every right to a peaceful presence on the parliamentary lawns," Greens Leader Bob Brown said today.


"It seems like the prime qualification to be there is to be angry about something - these are Abbott's angry people," Senator Brown said.


"But it seems their views on some issues are fairly shorted sighted, very ‘me-now'."


"The number of angry people in Canberra tomorrow will increase much more than the numbers of truckers arriving in town," Senator Brown predicted.


 


 

Bandt congratulates climate commission on forum

Media Release | Spokesperson Adam Bandt MP
Tuesday 24th May 2011, 3:49pm
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Greens MP Adam Bandt joined the Prime Minister, members of the Cabinet and other MPs at today's public forum held by the Climate Commission at Parliament House.

Mr Bandt congratulated the Commission on a fantastic forum and said it reinforced the need for urgent and profound action.

"The Commissioners are to be congratulated on an excellent event", Mr Bandt said.

"The Climate Commissioners clear answers to my question about the climate impact on Australia's agriculture show we have no time to waste."

"The forum reinforced the need for urgent and profound action."

"Over the coming weeks I will be working hard with the other members of the Multi-Party Committee on Climate Change to develop responses to the challenges so clearly set out today."

Pablo Brait, from Mr Bandt's electorate of Melbourne, also questioning the Commissioners about Australia's carbon budget, and the need to decarbonise the economy within the next decade.

 

Coal Seam Gas Industry (Question No. 210)

Question | Spokesperson Rachel Siewert
Tuesday 1st March 2011, 10:59am
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Senator Siewert asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 17 November 2010: With reference to the coal seam gas mine planned for Curtis Island, within the Murray-Darling Basin catchment area:

Abbott's carbon plan: sack 10,000 Australians

Media Release | Spokesperson Bob Brown
Sunday 27th February 2011, 1:27pm
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The Australian Greens have attacked Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's plan to publicly fund a 5 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

"We say let the polluters pay. Abbott says he'll get the $3.2 billion for his plan by cutting the budget - that cut is equivalent to sacking 10,000 Australians, including nurses and teachers," Greens Leader Bob Brown said in Hobart today.

De Kretser is right on floods: Bandt

Media Release | Spokesperson Adam Bandt MP
Wednesday 19th January 2011, 10:45am
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Greens MP Adam Bandt has backed yesterday's comments from the Victorian Governor on the relationship between climate change and flooding and has said Premier Baillieu is being irresponsible in denying the link.

"The immediate task is to ensure the safety and welfare of Victorians affected by the floods. But this should not prevent us from having a discussion about the impact of climate change and the likelihood of these extreme events recurring," Greens MP Adam Bandt said.

The Role of Global Warming

Media Release | Spokesperson Bob Brown
Monday 17th January 2011, 5:35pm
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After the hottest and wettest year in recorded history, the seas off northern Australia are also currently warmer than ever before.  This heat has led to increased evaporation and so, rainfall.


 Sceptics and defenders of the coal industry may dispute this scientific data, but they don’t.  Instead, they are arguing that there should be no debate – not, at least, until some undefined time in the future when the cataclysm has passed and its injuries are behind us. 


 A week after the “inland tsunami” struck the Toowoomba region, with the flood crest having passed in Brisbane, and Rockhampton beginning to recover, Australia’s newspapers are now carrying letters expressing frustration at the absence of debate on the causes of the floods across the nation and, indeed, in Brazil, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.


 Like the drought, heatwaves and bushfires, these floods are predictable calamities and worse is in store as the planet is heated by human actions.


 We may collectively choose to do nothing about the rapidly increasing of burning of coal, here and overseas, from coal being mined in Australia by wealthy corporations largely owned overseas.  However, that choice should not be made without informed debate.  If there is a later time better for this crucial debate to begin, let the critics name it.


 


Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown