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Australian emissions to grow 6 per cent under Direct Action
Report says Australia will only meet emissions target by using Kyoto ‘accounting benefit’. In real terms, emissions headed for 4% above 2000 levels by 2020.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 23, 2015

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Malcolm Turnbull

Malcolm Turnbull was right: Direct Action is a climate con
Latest Direct Action auction won’t even make up for emissions increase in coal generation since dumping of carbon price. When will Turnbull and Hunt have courage to stand up for their convictions? i
Giles Parkinson

Nov 13, 2015

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Turnbull’s Direct Action plan may be multi-billon dollar boondoggle
Coalition may spend another $1 billion buying “abatement” in latest auction, but overall emissions will rise because of lack of price signal, new analysis says. With Paris climate talks just a few weeks away, Australia is being asked to explain its policies.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 2, 2015

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Hunt stacks Climate Change Authority with Coalition advisors and ex MPs
Coalition tried to kill the independent Climate Change Authority and failed. So, a day after complaining that the CCA board was “partisan”, it has decided to stack the board with former Coalition politicians and advisors of its much-criticised Direct Action policy.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 8, 2015

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No more excuses: Heat is now on Hunt
Control over the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, ARENA and the Renewable Energy Target have now been handed to environment minister Greg Hunt. With the hard right swept from power, Hunt no longer has any excuses on climate and clean energy policy.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 22, 2015

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Malcolm Turnbull

Is Turnbull for turning on climate change?
In his first Question Time as PM, Malcolm Turnbull did little to shake the impression he has sold out on climate change. So has he?
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 16, 2015

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Same same, but different? The short and long-game on carbon pricing
The elevation of Malcom Turnbull has implications for Australian climate policy, particularly in the functioning of the Direct Action policy.
Hugh Grossman

Sep 15, 2015

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Direct Action a damp squib – will not touch Australia’s top 20 polluters
As Obama administration moves ahead with even tougher pollution controls for US power sector, a new report reveals Australia’s top 20 polluters – including its dirtiest coal power plants – will be unaffected by Coalition’s Direct Action policy.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 3, 2015

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Closing Australia’s dirty power stations: That would be Direct Action
Closing Australia’s most polluting power stations would dramatically reduce emissions and accelerate the transition to a lower emissions intensive economy.
Nathan Lim

Jul 24, 2015

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Citigroup dismisses Direct Action as expensive and inadequate
Citigroup says Direct Action is not sustainable, too expensive, and will not signal move to low carbon economy. And it questions lobbying actions of groups such as Minerals Council of Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 8, 2015

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Australian emissions to grow 6 per cent under Direct Action

Malcolm Turnbull was right: Direct Action is a climate con

Turnbull’s Direct Action plan may be multi-billon dollar boondoggle

Hunt stacks Climate Change Authority with Coalition advisors and ex MPs

No more excuses: Heat is now on Hunt

Is Turnbull for turning on climate change?

Same same, but different? The short and long-game on carbon pricing

Direct Action a damp squib – will not touch Australia’s top 20 polluters

Closing Australia’s dirty power stations: That would be Direct Action

Citigroup dismisses Direct Action as expensive and inadequate

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