Climate science moves on while politics stalled
Hobart, Thursday 15 April 2010
New reports from the global Argo project, showing how fast the oceans
around Australia are warming, are just the latest new science backing up
the need for urgent and serious action on the climate crisis.
“We are relentlessly heating our oceans and atmosphere while politics
has stalled,” Australian Greens Acting Leader, Senator Christine Milne,
said.
“We cannot afford right now to let climate politics stall, but neither
can we afford to simply accept policies which are so poorly designed
that they lock in our polluting economy for years to come.
“The Greens have a proposal on the table, designed by Professor Garnaut
and supported by the whole environment movement and many social groups,
that would get Australia moving with climate action right now.
“Our simple carbon levy proposal is popular and effective – it gives
industry certainty straight away, but is designed to be strengthened as
time goes on. It is a building block for action with real teeth.
“Mr Rudd should embrace this opportunity the Greens are putting forward
to his government for Australia to get moving on climate action before
the election.”
Tim Hollo
Media Adviser
Senator Christine Milne | Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Climate
Change Spokesperson
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