Media Release
Mark Butler MP.
Shadow Minister for Environment
Climate Change and Water
Tony Abbott’s stunning admission on
commercial radio this morning that his goal was to put an end to the
renewable energy industry confirms the utter lack of foresight of
Australia’s Prime Minister.
Revealing that he’s disappointed by a deal
struck between Labor and the Government to protect the future of
renewable energy in Australia, Tony Abbott said he’d prefer the cut to
the Renewable Energy Target went further and caused more damage to an
industry that creates thousands of jobs and drives billions in
investment.
“It’s gobsmacking that Australia’s Prime
Minister can be so short-sighted, and so out of touch,” Shadow Minister
for Climate Change Mark Butler said.
“Renewable energy is enormously popular in
Australia. People want more renewable energy, not less, because of the
obvious economic and environmental benefits of creating clean energy
from free resources like wind, solar and waves.
“Labor fought hard against Tony Abbott’s
attempts to destroy the renewable energy industry last year and we’re
pleased to have come to an arrangement where 25 per cent of Australia’s
energy will come from renewable sources by 2020.
“It’s as if Tony Abbott enjoys making
Australia the laughing stock of the world – he so frequently expresses
his Jurassic views when it comes to climate change and Australia’s
future industries.”
Tony Abbott also weighed into the ongoing
discussion about reported health impacts of wind farms and offered his
view on the visual impacts of wind turbines.
“As a former Health Minister, Tony Abbott
should respect and understand the importance of robust medical research,
such as that done by the NHMRC that found no evidence of potential
health impacts from wind farms,” Mr Butler said.
“And, frankly, comments on the aesthetic
values of wind farms are not helpful and just serve to have Australians
question the sense of their Prime Minister.”
“Tony Abbott is an embarrassment and this will not help Australia’s participation in the negotiations at the upcoming Paris Conference.”
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