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BHP CEO calls for Australian carbon tax .. BHP's move puts carbon tax back on Gillard's agenda
Tom Arup and Adam Morton .. September 17, 2010
BHP CEO, Marius Kloppers, calls for the introduction of a carbon tax in order to set price certainty for business. .. VIDEO inside ..
JULIA GILLARD has left open the possibility of abandoning an election promise to not introduce
a carbon tax amid a concerted push by energy and mining leaders for swift action on climate change.
Responding to BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers' call for Australia to embrace
a carbon price ahead of other countries, Ms Gillard yesterday refused to rule out a carbon tax,
promising that a new cross-party climate change committee would look at all options "in good faith".
LOLOL .. Australian conservatives snookered by BIG business .. how funny! .. more ..
http://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/bhps-move-puts-carbon-tax-back-on-gillards-agenda-20100916-15epm.html
HAHA .. YOU HAVE TO SEE TONY ABBOTT in the video this one!!! .. conservative HYPOCRITE .. so big on
breaking one promise, t hough conditions have changed dramatically .. farting cows excluded .. that's good ..
Green light for tax on carbon .. Lenore Taylor .. February 25, 2011
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/green-light-for-tax-on-carbon-20110224-1b75j.html
Julia Gillard strikes deal with Greens on carbon pricing
* Phillip Hudson and AAP .. * From: AAP, Herald Sun .. * February 24, 2011 11:46AM
Prime Minister Julia Gillard with Greens Leader Senator Bob Brown and Greens deputy Christine Milne along with
Independents Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott announcing their agreement to pursue a carbon price. Climate
Change Minister Greg Combet (obscured behind Ms Gillard) Picture: Kym Smith Source: Herald Sun
UPDATE 6.30pm: TONY Abbott says Julia Gillard's new price on carbon pollution is a "betrayal" that will increase average family power bills by $300 and hike petrol prices by 6.5 cents.
The Prime Minister today announced a carbon price would start on July 1 2012 if she could get legislation passed in federal Parliament.
In a deal with the Greens, Ms Gillard said tackling climate change and cutting pollution was critical for Australia’s clean energy future.
While she conceded that power-hungry goods and services would be more expensive under the new scheme, she stressed every cent raised would go to compensating industry and households.
But while the carbon price is yet to be set, Mr Abbott was quick in his attempts to skewer the proposals before they are put to Parliament.
Mr Abbott said Ms Gillard had ruled out a carbon tax under a Labor government in last year's election campaign.
Related Coverage .. links for the rest of these inside if interested ..
* Pricing: Businesses fear cost of carbon plan
* The Punch: Carbon price debate is PM's biggest fight
* Dummies guide to carbon pricing Herald Sun, 18 minutes ago
* Greenhouse tax to push prices higher Courier Mail, 7 hours ago
* Price fears on carbon backflip Adelaide Now, 8 hours ago
* Gillard, Greens brace for tough talks The Australian, 8 hours ago
* PM ready for carbon tax fight The Australian, 8 hours ago
"Today's announcement is an utter betrayal of the Australian people," he said in Canberra.
"If the Australian people could not trust the Prime Minister on this, they can't trust her on anything."
Mr Abbott said the carbon price - which has yet to be set - would push up the average family's power bill by $300 a year and fuel prices by 6.5 cents a litre.
"This will be paid every day by every Australian," he said.
Mr Abbott vowed to fight the scheme "every second of every minute of every day of every week of every month".
"I think there will be a people's revolt against this carbon tax," he said.
He claimed the decision showed it was actually Bob Brown who was heading the minority government.
Opposition environment spokesman Greg Hunt said Ms Gillard was afraid to say the carbon price was a tax, leading to “massive increases in power and petrol prices”.
"That's why she uses carbon price. She doesn't have the courage to say to the Australian people that this is a carbon tax."
Mr Abbott's office put out a press release today that included examples of "what Julia Gillard and Labor used to say about a carbon tax".
On the day before last year's election Ms Gillard said: "I rule out a carbon tax."
Earlier, in August 2010 she said: "There will be no carbon tax under the government I lead."
'Time is right' for carbon price
Today the Prime Minister, speaking to reporters in Canberra, admitted price hikes were inevitable if she won support for a carbon price.
But Ms Gillard stressed every cent collected from the tax would go towards giving compensation to families to pay for the rising cost of household bills, helping business to make the transition and tackling climate change.
“And the Government will always support those who are in need of assistance with cost of living pressures.''
Ms Gillard said there was “work to do” on industry and household compensation arrangements, and expected some “hard conversations” before those matters were finalised.
But despite the price effects, putting a price on carbon was the most efficient way to cut carbon pollution, she said.
“If you put a price on something - people will use less of it.''
Ms Gillard said the carbon price set by the Government would be fair.
While she expected the Opposition would try to brand the push as a new tax, she said "history tells us you need to be on the wave of change".
She predicted a tough fight ahead with Mr Abbott and expected he would immediately be spruiking a fear campaign “and talking to Australians about a great big new tax on everything''.
''(But) can I make it very clear that in the debate that will ensue I am not intending to take a backwards step," she said.
“I'm determined to price carbon.
“History teaches us that the countries and the economies who prosper at times of historic change are those who get in and shape and manage the changes.
“The time is right and the time is now.''
She announced a two-stage plan that would start with a fixed price on carbon for between three and five years, with the second stage being an emissions trading scheme.
Ms Gillard said after the fixed carbon price began in 2012, the country would move to a “cap-and-trade” emissions trading scheme within three to five years.
Agricultural emissions will not be included in the carbon pricing system, because Ms Gillard said trying to account for those emissions was “too complex”.
Independents, Greens support vital for carbon scheme
The breakthrough comes after the Government last year abandoned its previous emissions trading scheme after it failed to get it through the Senate.
At the time, the Greens sided with the Coalition to vote against an emissions trading scheme, arguing the carbon reduction targets were too low and industry compensation was too high.
While Ms Gillard has now locked in the support of the Greens, the support of Federal Parliament is uncertain.
Independent Rob Oakeshott said he was strongly in favour of the proposals, and if there was a favourable plan he would "sign it tomorrow".
But Independent Tony Windsor, also at the announcement, did not declare his hand: "Nothing's settled in my view."
The PM and the Greens leader announced their heads of agreement today at
a joint press conference in the Prime Minister’s Courtyard at Parliament House.
The Government and the Greens have been regularly meeting to discuss options for putting a price on carbon to reduce greenhouse emissions.
A climate change committee - which involves the Government, Greens and independents Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott - has held four meetings since it was set up in September last year, in the aftermath of the election.
The failure of the emissions trading scheme breached a promise by former prime minister Kevin Rudd
to tackle climate change and was blamed for his drop in opinion polls and eventual toppling by Ms Gillard.
The Opposition has said it will block any new “carbon tax'', so the Government will
rely on the votes of the independents and Greens to secure the passage of its legislation.
with AAP and Matthew Schulz .. 549 comments on this story ..
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/julia-gillard-strikes-deal-with-the-greens-on-climate-change/story-e6frf7l6-1226011276164
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA .. Abbott and his mates are SPITTING CHIPS .. boo hooooooooooooo .. video inside the one just above .. also ..
Tom Arup and Adam Morton .. September 17, 2010
BHP CEO, Marius Kloppers, calls for the introduction of a carbon tax in order to set price certainty for business. .. VIDEO inside ..
JULIA GILLARD has left open the possibility of abandoning an election promise to not introduce
a carbon tax amid a concerted push by energy and mining leaders for swift action on climate change.
Responding to BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers' call for Australia to embrace
a carbon price ahead of other countries, Ms Gillard yesterday refused to rule out a carbon tax,
promising that a new cross-party climate change committee would look at all options "in good faith".
LOLOL .. Australian conservatives snookered by BIG business .. how funny! .. more ..
http://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/bhps-move-puts-carbon-tax-back-on-gillards-agenda-20100916-15epm.html
HAHA .. YOU HAVE TO SEE TONY ABBOTT in the video this one!!! .. conservative HYPOCRITE .. so big on
breaking one promise, t hough conditions have changed dramatically .. farting cows excluded .. that's good ..
Green light for tax on carbon .. Lenore Taylor .. February 25, 2011
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/green-light-for-tax-on-carbon-20110224-1b75j.html
Julia Gillard strikes deal with Greens on carbon pricing
* Phillip Hudson and AAP .. * From: AAP, Herald Sun .. * February 24, 2011 11:46AM
Prime Minister Julia Gillard with Greens Leader Senator Bob Brown and Greens deputy Christine Milne along with
Independents Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott announcing their agreement to pursue a carbon price. Climate
Change Minister Greg Combet (obscured behind Ms Gillard) Picture: Kym Smith Source: Herald Sun
UPDATE 6.30pm: TONY Abbott says Julia Gillard's new price on carbon pollution is a "betrayal" that will increase average family power bills by $300 and hike petrol prices by 6.5 cents.
The Prime Minister today announced a carbon price would start on July 1 2012 if she could get legislation passed in federal Parliament.
In a deal with the Greens, Ms Gillard said tackling climate change and cutting pollution was critical for Australia’s clean energy future.
While she conceded that power-hungry goods and services would be more expensive under the new scheme, she stressed every cent raised would go to compensating industry and households.
But while the carbon price is yet to be set, Mr Abbott was quick in his attempts to skewer the proposals before they are put to Parliament.
Mr Abbott said Ms Gillard had ruled out a carbon tax under a Labor government in last year's election campaign.
Related Coverage .. links for the rest of these inside if interested ..
* Pricing: Businesses fear cost of carbon plan
* The Punch: Carbon price debate is PM's biggest fight
* Dummies guide to carbon pricing Herald Sun, 18 minutes ago
* Greenhouse tax to push prices higher Courier Mail, 7 hours ago
* Price fears on carbon backflip Adelaide Now, 8 hours ago
* Gillard, Greens brace for tough talks The Australian, 8 hours ago
* PM ready for carbon tax fight The Australian, 8 hours ago
"Today's announcement is an utter betrayal of the Australian people," he said in Canberra.
"If the Australian people could not trust the Prime Minister on this, they can't trust her on anything."
Mr Abbott said the carbon price - which has yet to be set - would push up the average family's power bill by $300 a year and fuel prices by 6.5 cents a litre.
"This will be paid every day by every Australian," he said.
Mr Abbott vowed to fight the scheme "every second of every minute of every day of every week of every month".
"I think there will be a people's revolt against this carbon tax," he said.
He claimed the decision showed it was actually Bob Brown who was heading the minority government.
Opposition environment spokesman Greg Hunt said Ms Gillard was afraid to say the carbon price was a tax, leading to “massive increases in power and petrol prices”.
"That's why she uses carbon price. She doesn't have the courage to say to the Australian people that this is a carbon tax."
Mr Abbott's office put out a press release today that included examples of "what Julia Gillard and Labor used to say about a carbon tax".
On the day before last year's election Ms Gillard said: "I rule out a carbon tax."
Earlier, in August 2010 she said: "There will be no carbon tax under the government I lead."
'Time is right' for carbon price
Today the Prime Minister, speaking to reporters in Canberra, admitted price hikes were inevitable if she won support for a carbon price.
But Ms Gillard stressed every cent collected from the tax would go towards giving compensation to families to pay for the rising cost of household bills, helping business to make the transition and tackling climate change.
“And the Government will always support those who are in need of assistance with cost of living pressures.''
Ms Gillard said there was “work to do” on industry and household compensation arrangements, and expected some “hard conversations” before those matters were finalised.
But despite the price effects, putting a price on carbon was the most efficient way to cut carbon pollution, she said.
“If you put a price on something - people will use less of it.''
Ms Gillard said the carbon price set by the Government would be fair.
While she expected the Opposition would try to brand the push as a new tax, she said "history tells us you need to be on the wave of change".
She predicted a tough fight ahead with Mr Abbott and expected he would immediately be spruiking a fear campaign “and talking to Australians about a great big new tax on everything''.
''(But) can I make it very clear that in the debate that will ensue I am not intending to take a backwards step," she said.
“I'm determined to price carbon.
“History teaches us that the countries and the economies who prosper at times of historic change are those who get in and shape and manage the changes.
“The time is right and the time is now.''
She announced a two-stage plan that would start with a fixed price on carbon for between three and five years, with the second stage being an emissions trading scheme.
Ms Gillard said after the fixed carbon price began in 2012, the country would move to a “cap-and-trade” emissions trading scheme within three to five years.
Agricultural emissions will not be included in the carbon pricing system, because Ms Gillard said trying to account for those emissions was “too complex”.
Independents, Greens support vital for carbon scheme
The breakthrough comes after the Government last year abandoned its previous emissions trading scheme after it failed to get it through the Senate.
At the time, the Greens sided with the Coalition to vote against an emissions trading scheme, arguing the carbon reduction targets were too low and industry compensation was too high.
While Ms Gillard has now locked in the support of the Greens, the support of Federal Parliament is uncertain.
Independent Rob Oakeshott said he was strongly in favour of the proposals, and if there was a favourable plan he would "sign it tomorrow".
But Independent Tony Windsor, also at the announcement, did not declare his hand: "Nothing's settled in my view."
The PM and the Greens leader announced their heads of agreement today at
a joint press conference in the Prime Minister’s Courtyard at Parliament House.
The Government and the Greens have been regularly meeting to discuss options for putting a price on carbon to reduce greenhouse emissions.
A climate change committee - which involves the Government, Greens and independents Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott - has held four meetings since it was set up in September last year, in the aftermath of the election.
The failure of the emissions trading scheme breached a promise by former prime minister Kevin Rudd
to tackle climate change and was blamed for his drop in opinion polls and eventual toppling by Ms Gillard.
The Opposition has said it will block any new “carbon tax'', so the Government will
rely on the votes of the independents and Greens to secure the passage of its legislation.
with AAP and Matthew Schulz .. 549 comments on this story ..
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/julia-gillard-strikes-deal-with-the-greens-on-climate-change/story-e6frf7l6-1226011276164
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA .. Abbott and his mates are SPITTING CHIPS .. boo hooooooooooooo .. video inside the one just above .. also ..
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