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Climate Change Coalition Believes:

Australia is one of the biggest per capita greenhouse gas (GHG) emitters in the world. We should help restrict the world's temperature increase to less than 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels by leading the way with emission reductions consistent with that global environmental objective more. The Climate Change Coalition believes Australia must:

  • Ratify the Kyoto Protocol and support binding emission targets for all nations beyond 2012. More
  • The prime minister should immediately establish a risk assessment team, managed like a war cabinet, and include the opposition leader and premiers.
  • Ensure Australia's emissions peak well before 2020.
  • Aim to meet the following binding targets relative to 1990 levels:
    • 40% by 2020
    • 70% by 2050 (excluding offsets generated offshore).
  • Take global leadership by proposing initiatives to encourage developing countries to accept targets.
  • Set a mandatory target of 30% electricity generation from renewable sources by 2020.
  • Oppose nuclear power.
  • Establish a nationwide moratorium on new coal fired power stations and new coal export projects until their carbon emissions can be safely sequestered.
  • Implement an internationally linked emissions trading scheme.
  • Auction emission permits, using the revenue to encourage new low emission technologies, efficiency & conservation.
  • Do not compensate existing carbon emitters.
  • Include the agricultural sector in carbon trading at the earliest opportunity.
  • Include aviation and shipping in emissions reduction and trading at the earliest opportunity. More
  • Introduce energy efficiency standards for motor vehicles, requiring improvements consistent with the emissions reduction targets and world's best practice.
  • Emphasise energy efficiency and conservation by expanding mandatory energy performance standards to cover all energy-using appliances and equipment in line with world's best practice.
  • Eliminate perverse subsidies which promote emissions. More

James Fiander Believes:

  • Australia should meet the global expectations for International Aid at 0.7% of GDP by 2015 More
  • More to be announced in the coming days! (4 November, 2007)