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"To succeed in our fight against climate change, Australia has to roll out a new, affordable and sustainable energy supply powered by renewable sources, such as wind, solar, and geothermal," Mr Shallhorn said.
"Australia has a great opportunity to trigger solid investment in zero-emission renewable energy projects by implementing a robust ETS in 2010 that will soon make dirty fossil fuels prohibitively expensive.
"This, combined with clear incentives like an mandatory renewable energy target or feed-in tariff, will drive the development of the full range of renewable technologies we will need.”
It is vital that the scheme covers all Australia's emissions, including fuel, and sets a robust price for permission to pollute.
"Fighting climate change requires everyone to make an effort and as such all credits should be sold – not given away," Mr Shallhorn said.
Starting to roll out a comprehensive, new renewable energy supply now will allow us to replace coal-fired power by 2030. Burning coal is the main source of our greenhouse pollution.
"Ross Garnaut knows, as we do, that the ETS is a necessary tool to fight climate change but only if it is designed to give us substantial cuts in greenhouse pollution quickly," Mr Shallhorn said.
"On Friday, Professor Garnaut will provide the Federal Government with his roadmap for how Australia can successfully combat climate change.
"The Government would do well to listen to Professor Garnaut and accept that they must implement an ETS that does not pander to interests of the few over the needs of the whole country."
In stark contrast to one government's spin on climate change, Victorian Premier John Brumby has today given the go-ahead for a new brown coal-fired power station in the La Trobe Valley.
The move is a betrayal of the Australian people and will seriously set back the fight against climate change.
This decision reinforces the need for the Federal Government to set a target to reduce emissions by more than 40 per cent by 2020 and to double its current commitment to renewable energy.
"Australia has a great opportunity to trigger solid investment in zero-emission renewable energy projects by implementing a robust ETS in 2010 that will soon make dirty fossil fuels prohibitively expensive.
"This, combined with clear incentives like an mandatory renewable energy target or feed-in tariff, will drive the development of the full range of renewable technologies we will need.”
It is vital that the scheme covers all Australia's emissions, including fuel, and sets a robust price for permission to pollute.
"Fighting climate change requires everyone to make an effort and as such all credits should be sold – not given away," Mr Shallhorn said.
Starting to roll out a comprehensive, new renewable energy supply now will allow us to replace coal-fired power by 2030. Burning coal is the main source of our greenhouse pollution.
"Ross Garnaut knows, as we do, that the ETS is a necessary tool to fight climate change but only if it is designed to give us substantial cuts in greenhouse pollution quickly," Mr Shallhorn said.
"On Friday, Professor Garnaut will provide the Federal Government with his roadmap for how Australia can successfully combat climate change.
"The Government would do well to listen to Professor Garnaut and accept that they must implement an ETS that does not pander to interests of the few over the needs of the whole country."
In stark contrast to one government's spin on climate change, Victorian Premier John Brumby has today given the go-ahead for a new brown coal-fired power station in the La Trobe Valley.
The move is a betrayal of the Australian people and will seriously set back the fight against climate change.
This decision reinforces the need for the Federal Government to set a target to reduce emissions by more than 40 per cent by 2020 and to double its current commitment to renewable energy.
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