, which would require heavy emitters currently covered by the Coalition’s safeguards mechanism to either reduce their emissions or offset them more quickly, is a “sneaky carbon tax” that would penalise large polluters.: “The safeguard mechanism is already in place alongside a suite of other measures to reduce emissions, with careful consultation with industry we believe it is the right incentive to drive investment, deliver more jobs and meet our net zero commitments.
The prime minister and the treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, who faces a challenge in his metropolitan electorate from a “teal” independent, have been forced to slap down suggestions from Nationals that the Coalition’s commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 isn’t serious. “That debate has been done in the Coalition, and it is resolved and our policy was set out very clearly, and it has the strong support of the government.”Sign up to receive the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning
But back in Canberra, the Nationals Senate leader, Bridget McKenzie, reopened an old internal battle, telling the National Press Club she could support government funding for new coal-fired power stations if teamed with carbon capture and storage.
Facing potential losses in the Liberal party’s progressive metropolitan heartland because of the government’s suboptimal climate policy and failure to deliver a national integrity commission, Morrison is clearly targeting Labor-held seats in the regions and suburbs.
Can you find someone better to write your headlines.. this is unintelligible. If fact the entire article requires you to know the story already in order to work out what the author is trying to convey.
qanon people are just plain irrational arnt they ,doesnt matter about what ,everythings a godless communist conspiracy to them when its really a christian conservative conspiracy in reality ,scott suffers reality deprivation ,its a function of qanon ,