[Oz-envirolink] Krudd climate white paper Protest actions for Tues.

[hugh spencer]

It would be nice if they'd link up with the Australian Youth Climate Coalition
on these actions!!  Ah well, green groups seldom work together ....

H


[Greens-Media]
Monday, 15 December 2008

Greens announce national day of action tomorrow, amidst public outcry at
5% target

Australian Greens Deputy Leader and climate change spokesperson, Senator
Christine Milne, said Prime Minister Rudd's dangerous 5% emissions
reduction target had sparked disbelief and outrage from the community.

"My office has been inundated with phone calls and emails from
Australians who are disappointed and angry at Prime Minister Rudd's 5%
target and want to know what they can do to fix it," Senator Milne said.

"I invite anyone who wants to send a message to the Rudd government that
Australians won't surrender to climate change, and that 5% isn't good
enough, to join me on the lawns of Parliament House in Canberra
tomorrow, along with my ACT Greens MLA Shane Rattenbury," Senator Milne
said.

Senator Milne said Greens were organising protests across in most
capital cities and that details were available on the Greens website
www.greensmps.org.au

NSW
11AM - Commonwealth Government Offices, 70 Phillip St, Sydney
Contact John Kaye (02) 9230 2668

Victoria
12PM - Cnr of Collins, Spring and MacArthur Sts, Melbourne
Contact Alison 0402 075 306 or pc at vic.greens.org.au Vic Facebook Event

ACT
12.30PM - Parliament House, Canberra
Contact Simon on 62476305 or office at act.greens.org.au

SA
11AM - SA Parliament House, North Terrace, Adelaide
Contact Tammy (08) 8212 4888 or tammy at sa.greens.org.au

TAS
12.30pm - Tasmanian Parliament House Lawns
Contact Karen 03 6236 9334 or 0417 555 309 or
networker at tas.greens.org.au

WA
12PM - Wesley Church, cnr Hay & William Sts, Perth
Contact Rachel 08 9225 5799 or rachel.pemberton at aph.gov.au

Tim Hollo
Media and Communications Adviser
Senator Christine Milne
Australian Greens Deputy Leader
ph: (02) 6277 3588
mob: 0437 587 562
Come join the conversation at GreensBlog <http://greensmps.org.au/blog>
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15 December 2008

CORPORATE WELFARE PAYMENTS FOR CARBON POLLUTERS

The
bigger and dirtier you are the more you get paid under the Federal
Government's emissions trading arrangements, says Greens (WA) Energy
spokesperson Paul Llewellyn MLC.

"The Government's 'free permits to polluters' policy will be a windfall for
WA's biggest polluters", Mr Llewellyn said.

"It
looks like Griffin Energy's Bluewater coal-fired power station, due to
open next year, will be bailed out with around $45m in free permits
over the next five years.  This is in spite of the company knowing full
well of the risk of being made to pay for its pollution.

"Now it looks like taxpayers pay them to pollute.

"This is only one of a number of corporate polluters who will have their
hands out for free permits to pollute.

"This
is a shameful waste of money which should be spent supporting clean
energy generation from wind, sun, wave and bio-energy," said Mr
Llewellyn.


For more information contact Paul Llewellyn on 0428 317 182 or 9848 1555
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Monday, 15 December 2008

Rudd raises white flag of surrender on climate change

Greens campaign for 40% target

The Australian Greens will campaign for a 40 per cent cut in greenhouse
gas emissions by 2020 to save the planet from catastrophic climate
change.

"Prime Minister Rudd's 5% target is a global embarrassment and a recipe
for global catastrophe," Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown said today.

"The Rudd target of 5 per cent will anger voters. It is exactly where
John Howard would have placed Australia in 2009 - a spoiler as the
Copenhagen conference on climate change reaches for a much higher goal,"
Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown said today.

"Kevin Rudd has made climate change the big parliamentary challenge of
2009. The Greens will initiate a Senate inquiry. If the Opposition
remains coal-captured the question is: will the government accept the
Greens' amendments to improve its climate change legislation?" Senator
Brown asked.

Greens Deputy Leader and Climate Change spokesperson Christine Milne
said today said, "Kevin Rudd's White Paper has raised the white flag of
surrender on climate change."

"Scientists agree that developed countries need to reduce their
emissions by between 25 and 40 per cent by 2020 to avoid catastrophic
climate change. Australia's high per capita emissions and our relatively
cheap emissions reduction potential means we need to be at the top of
that range, not doing less than everyone else.

"Only three per cent of funds will actually go to reducing emissions.
Half of all the money raised by auctioning permits will go to big
polluters. Not a single cent will be spent on helping householders
reduce their energy use and emissions.

"If polluters aren't paying somebody else has to; Kevin Rudd has ensured
that the Australian people will foot the bill for the big polluters,"
Senator Milne said.

"Kevin Rudd has put the coal industry ahead of Australia's children and
grandchildren. It will be much more expensive to rectify this historic
mistake in the decades ahead. The 2010 federal election is shaping up as
a referendum on tackling climate change," Senator Milne said.


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