Tuesday, 6 May 2014

PORT ADELAIDE'S FUTURE GENERATIONS CARE ABOUT CLIMATE

Media Release


Date:  04 May 2014

The Port Adelaide electorate's future generations are concerned about climate change and telling their local politicians they want serious action to protect their future.
The Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC) today presented a petition signed by local residents to the Shadow Minister for Environment and Climate Change and Member for Port Adelaide Mark Butler to take strong action on climate change.
The petition – the Safe Climate Roadmap – calls on politicians to enact legislation that reduces pollution, invests in renewable energy and moves beyond coal and gas.
Mr Butler said the presentation of the petition was timely, in a month where Tony Abbott’s Government released a dud climate policy - that experts agree won’t reduce pollution, but will slug the Australian taxpayer – and the United Nations World Heritage Committee has warned the Great Barrier Reef is at risk.
The report - which recommends the potential inclusion of the Reef on the List of World Heritage in Danger – is critical of Campbell Newman’s wind-back of Labor’s land-clearing legislation, approvals on major projects, and Tony Abbott’s handover of power on environmental decisions to the states, labelling it as “premature” and recommending it be postponed.
“This report is a damning indictment upon Tony Abbott’s environmental record,” Mr Butler said. “If this isn’t a wake-up call for Tony Abbott, I don’t know what is."
“It’s no surprise that the World Heritage Committee has “significant concern” about the Abbott Government’s environmental policy decisions when this report confirms that climate change remains the most significant threat to the health of the Reef."
“Tony Abbott has a caucus of climate deniers and is reckless with the Reef."
“His dud climate policy will pay big polluters to pollute, and cost Australian taxpayers more – talk about twisted priorities."

“Australia needs an effective system in place to reduce pollution and address climate change.”

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