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Environment groups speak out against government shortcomings

G-Online 19 June 09 Australian environment organisations are uniting in opposition to the Federal Government’s proposed emissions trading legislation, and speaking out against compromises made on pre-election commitments to take strong action on climate change.A recent emergency meeting of national and peak state-based environment organisations, representing more than 400,000 Australians, has also produced a new report outlining a suite of measures that could bein place within two years to put Australia within reach of halving its greenhouse emissions within a decade.They are urging the Rudd Government “to abandon the fundamentally flawed CPRS and commit Australia to this new approach to tackle climate change,” said one of the groups behind the report, Friends of the Australia………………………

In order to expediate the move towards a clean energy economy, the groups are also urging for Australia’s current renewable energy target to be doubled to 90,000 gigawatt hours by 2020 in conjunction with the phasing out of coal-fired plants.

The report also outlines a needed shift to low emissions vehicles and sustainable cities, including measures such as setting targets for fuel efficiency, developing sustainable transport infrastructure and incentives for the development of electric vehicles………………………..

“The good news is that many of these measures will create jobs, reduce fuel and electricity bills
and create a new clean energy economy.”

The environment organisations involved in this initiative include The Wilderness Society, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, Environment Victoria, Queensland Conservation Council, Nature Conservation
Council of NSW, Conservation Council of SA, Environment Tasmania, Conservation Council WA, and Conservation Council ACT Region.

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June 19, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized