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Australian climate politics in 2017: a guide for the perplexed
January 2, 2017 5.33am AEDT
If you thought the climate debate has been ugly, you haven’t seen anything yet. In 2017 Australia will review its climate policies, and the process is not off to a good start.
To recap: with the release of the climate review’s terms of reference at the end of 2016, the federal environment and energy minister, Josh Frydenberg, appeared to place on the table an emissions intensity scheme (a widely supported form of carbon pricing). He then wisely went to Antarctica.
After its day in the sun, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull swiftly backtracked in part due to pressure from conservatives within the Coalition. By allowing a small group of politicians to take the most cost-effective policy off the table at the outset, Turnbull has made the coming year(s) that much harder to manage.
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Business is fuming .. http://bca.com.au/media/business-council-statement-on-2017-climate-change-review-terms-of-reference .. and some odd coalitions are forming .. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/dec/14/energy-suppliers-business-and-consumer-groups-call-for-climate-policy-certainty . The policy uncertainty (caused of course in no small part by the business sector’s failure to defend Gillard’s carbon tax) is aggravating them and scaring away investment. The worst possible outcome for business – a patchwork of state laws causing more work and less profit – is a distinct possibility.
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Will President Trump have taken the United States out of the Paris Agreement by then? Will the US pull out of the entire climate convention? Or will Trump settle for just sending the office junior to the negotiations, while gutting his Environmental Protection Authority?
Nobody knows, probably not even the president-elect himself. A recent ANU study points to Trump-style disaffection taking hold in Australian politics.
More with more links .. https://theconversation.com/australian-climate-politics-in-2017-a-guide-for-the-perplexed-70526
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January 2, 2017 5.33am AEDT
If you thought the climate debate has been ugly, you haven’t seen anything yet. In 2017 Australia will review its climate policies, and the process is not off to a good start.
To recap: with the release of the climate review’s terms of reference at the end of 2016, the federal environment and energy minister, Josh Frydenberg, appeared to place on the table an emissions intensity scheme (a widely supported form of carbon pricing). He then wisely went to Antarctica.
After its day in the sun, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull swiftly backtracked in part due to pressure from conservatives within the Coalition. By allowing a small group of politicians to take the most cost-effective policy off the table at the outset, Turnbull has made the coming year(s) that much harder to manage.
[...]
Business is fuming .. http://bca.com.au/media/business-council-statement-on-2017-climate-change-review-terms-of-reference .. and some odd coalitions are forming .. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/dec/14/energy-suppliers-business-and-consumer-groups-call-for-climate-policy-certainty . The policy uncertainty (caused of course in no small part by the business sector’s failure to defend Gillard’s carbon tax) is aggravating them and scaring away investment. The worst possible outcome for business – a patchwork of state laws causing more work and less profit – is a distinct possibility.
[...]
Will President Trump have taken the United States out of the Paris Agreement by then? Will the US pull out of the entire climate convention? Or will Trump settle for just sending the office junior to the negotiations, while gutting his Environmental Protection Authority?
Nobody knows, probably not even the president-elect himself. A recent ANU study points to Trump-style disaffection taking hold in Australian politics.
More with more links .. https://theconversation.com/australian-climate-politics-in-2017-a-guide-for-the-perplexed-70526
"Elon Musk promises Australia a huge new battery farm in less than 100 days or it’s free "
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