Scotty bullshitted to the UN saying that Australia is doing their bit and other countries should f**k right off.
Morrison defends Australia's action on climate change in UN speech
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-...nds-australias-climate-change-action/11549260
Let’s drill down on that. What exactly is his Government doing to combat climate change? Nothing other than Abbott’s Direct Action initiative which involves a positive stance towards CC rather than a penalty like the carbon tax.
https://www.environment.gov.au/climate-change/publications/factsheet-actions-australia-is-taking
Australia is meeting our climate change targets through Direct Action policies that reduce emissions, increase productivity and improve the health of the environment. At the core of these policies is the $2.55 billion Emissions Reduction Fund and Safeguard Mechanism. This is complemented by the Renewable Energy Target, energy efficiency improvement, phasing out very potent synthetic greenhouse gases, and direct support for investment in low emissions technologies and practices.
The
Emissions Reduction Fund is supporting Australian businesses, communities and landholders to take actions that reduce or avoid greenhouse gas emissions. The Fund provides positive incentives for Australians to reduce their emissions, reduce energy costs, or store carbon in the land.
Businesses, communities and landholders can propose new projects using emissions reduction methods covering all sectors of the economy—including activities like improving energy efficiency, capturing methane from landfills and storing carbon in forests and soils.
The Emissions Reduction Fund is achieving results. The first Emissions Reduction Fund auction in April 2015 saw 47 million tonnes of carbon abatement contracted at an average price per tonne of abatement of $13.95. Through this auction, the Government committed $660 million to projects that will reduce emissions in Australia. The emissions reductions from these projects will be delivered over the next 10 years, which means that reductions purchased in the first auction will contribute not just to Australia’s 2020 target, but to its post-2020 targets as well.
The Emissions Reduction Fund is complemented by the Safeguard Mechanism which will ensure that emissions reductions purchased by the Government are not offset by significant rises in emissions elsewhere in the economy. The safeguard mechanism will start on 1 July 2016.
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Renewable Energy Target helps Australian households and businesses to install solar and other renewable energy technologies, transforming our electricity sector to cleaner and more diverse sources, and supporting growth and employment in the renewable energy sector.
The Renewable Energy Target allows sustainable growth in both small and large scale renewable technologies, delivering more than 23 per cent of Australia’s electricity from renewable sources by 2020. Since the scheme began in 2001, $10 billion has been invested in renewable energy in Australia, and the Government estimates that a further $20 billion will be invested between now and 2020. The Renewable Energy Target will see a doubling of the existing amount of renewable energy in the next five years.
Through the Renewable Energy Target, the Government is continuing to support households wishing to install rooftop solar panels or solar hot water systems. So far 2.3 million household solar systems have been supported by the scheme—one of the highest percentage uptakes in the world.
