Business Council faces criticism over 'regressive' climate change policy

In 2018, the BCA said Labor's plan for a 45 per cent reduction in emissions by 2030 was "economy wrecking", saying instead the government's 26 per cent target was "appropriate and achievable".The chief executive of the BCA, Jennifer Westacott, doubled down on the claimswhere she said there had been "little analysis" of the economic cost of adopting a 45 per cent target, and doing so would be "excessively risky".

Mr Cannon-Brookes said he is "very hopeful" the BCA's stance "changes massively" under new chairman, former MYOB boss Tim Reed.Paul Bassat, a prominent investor, founder of employment website SEEK and board director of the AFL and conglomerate Wesfarmers described the bushfire crisis this week as "our generation's Port Arthur moment", referring to the 1996 massacre which prompted the Howard government to tighten gun laws.

"The government and all Australians must take much more aggressive measures to reduce emissions," Mr Bassat told. "For those that are sceptical, the simple question I ask is: 'What if you are wrong? Are you prepared to gamble the planet on your non-scientific hunch?'"

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big biz n BHP want the gov to do more on emission reduction but a bunch of coal cabals r holding d gov hostage to coal

health, insurance and tourism would be screaming at coal, oil n gas now

Let's call the BCA 'the dinosaur club' until they lift their game on climate policy. DinosaurClub

Let's hope that it's a permanent stance, and not just changing their Facebook profile picture to something like a tree.

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'Port Arthur moment': Business urges PM to lead on climate amid bushfire crisisBusiness leaders have described the unfolding bushfire crisis as a 'Port Arthur moment', urging the Morrison government to adopt a co-ordinated national strategy to confront climate change Are these the same business leaders who cheered on the repeal of the carbon tax that was, you know, actually working at reducing emissions? I agree, stupid laws were put in place after Port Arthur, let’s see what we have in store now. One obvious starting point
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