Australian Prime Minister Under Pressure

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The horrific climate-fuelled bushfires that have ravaged vast swathes of eastern Australia over our summer break have dramatically exposed the government's reluctance to confront the climate crisis.

In the last two years the strong build out of renewable energy under the 2020 Renewable Energy Target has been the one area of our economy that has seen emissions fall. But with government inaction on transmission and reform of market rules, this boom has been stopped in its tracks. With no other effective way to cut emissions, this is bad news for a government on the back foot on climate policy. So when the Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, appeared to offer hope his government might strengthen its climate resolve there was understandable excitement. Following his... ... More: Official Press Release Australian Wind Alliance

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