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Pressure NSW politicians on climate change

In October 2006, Greenpeace launched a design competition called Iemma's Dilemma. We asked our supporters to create a cartoon or animation that answered NSW Premier Morris Iemma's problem: "How can I make it seem like I'm doing something about climate change without actually doing anything?". This design, titled "Fiddling while Australia burns", by Michael Mucci, won first place.

Stop your politician from fiddling about on climate change.

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Thank you for demanding real action on climate change from all NSW political parties in the lead-up to the 2007 March state election.

The New South Wales state election has been won. In the lead up, there was lots of talk about climate change and water shortages. So how does the reelected Iemma government stack up on clean energy solutions?

Climate election wins

  • New renewable energy target: Both Labor and Liberal supported a legislated renewable energy target, although a modest one of 10 per cent by 2010 and 15 per cent by 2020 (up from about six per cent currently). Even this very modest target will drive around $4 billion worth of new investment in new renewable energy projects and push along the growth of Australia's renewable energy industry. The government's renewable energy target does not restrict renewable projects to New South Wales, so much of the investment in these new projects may happen in other states.
  • Energy saving rebates: New South Wales residents can apply for rebates of up to $1200 for installing solar hot water and $300 to install home insulation.

Get more on what the NSW election results mean for the climate