Emissions Trading and carbon tax

There is no substitute for carbon price action now - Greens

Media Release | Spokesperson Bob Brown
Saturday 10th July 2010, 1:54pm
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The Australian Greens want action now on a carbon price set by legislation as critical for climate change action Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown said in Canberra today.

"Energy efficiency, renewable energy measures and saving forests - as already put to Parliament by the Greens - are needed but are not substitutes for a carbon price," said Senator Brown.

Brown offers Gillard breakthrough on climate change

Media Release | Spokesperson Bob Brown
Tuesday 29th June 2010, 8:16am
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Plan to legislate a carbon price within 3 months of election

Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown and Deputy Leader Christine Milne today announced a 5 point plan for rapid government action on climate change and a legislated carbon price soon after the election.

Senator Brown said he wrote last night to PM Julia Gillard with the proposal.

"This is breakthrough politics - the Greens are opening a new door to a new Prime Minister for new action on climate change," said Senator Brown.

Labor has only itself to blame on climate change: Brown

Media Release | Spokesperson Bob Brown
Sunday 13th June 2010, 12:00am
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13 June 2010


Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown says that Labor has only itself to blame for getting into bed with the Liberals over climate change.

"It was serious misjudgement. And it is no good Labor waking up the morning after being done over by the Liberals and accusing the uninvolved Greens of "purity"," Senator Brown said.

"The fact is Prime Minister Rudd has refused to talk with me or fellow Greens over climate change or anything else, since April 2009.

"Labor ought to have taken up the Greens proposal for a carbon tax. It is not too late to do it - We would welcome negotiations.

"A 72% majority of Australians want the government to negotiate with the Greens in the Senate for climate action."

Results of a national Galaxy Research telephone poll of 1,100 respondents taken in April show that 72% of Australians are in favour of the government working with the Greens, independents and other senators to introduce a levy that will ensure the biggest polluters pay for climate pollution.

Only 20% were opposed to the government negotiating with the Greens.

Senator Brown was responding to criticisms on morning television today by Labor Ministers Anthony Albanese and Lindsay Tanner.

Media contact: Erin Farley 0438 376 082


 

Greens rise in poll presents Rudd opportunity on carbon tax and forests

Media Release | Spokesperson Bob Brown
Friday 21st May 2010, 2:52pm
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Today's Morgan poll showing the Greens at record levels near 12%, and the continuing decline of Labor's standing, presents an ideal opportunity for Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to restore the government's green credibility, Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown said in Hobart today.

"The Prime Minister has two rolled-gold eco-policy options with high public approval. Firstly, he should consider the Garnaut-style carbon tax as proposed by the Australian Greens," Senator Brown said.

"Secondly, with the Australian timber industry crumbling, the Rudd government should move in and solve the forest conflict once and for all. By restructuring away from native forest logging in Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales, Mr Rudd can give forestry workers a future and protect some of the largest carbon banks in the world," Senator Brown said.

Media contact: Peter Stahel 0459 133 597

72% of Australians want government to negotiate with Greens on carbon levy

Media Release | Spokesperson Bob Brown, Christine Milne
Thursday 29th April 2010, 10:33am
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Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown said negotiating with his colleagues on a Garnaut-proposed levy on carbon polluters is now the Prime Minister's best option to show Australians he is serious about climate change.

Results of a new poll by Galaxy Research show that the majority of Australians want the government to negotiate with the Greens in the Senate for climate action.

Results of the national telephone poll of 1,100 respondents taken this month show that 72% of Australians were in favour of the government working with the Greens, independents and other senators to introduce a levy that will ensure the biggest polluters pay for climate pollution.

Strong support for deadlock-breaking climate levy; Let's debate legislation in June

Media Release | Spokesperson Bob Brown, Christine Milne
Tuesday 13th April 2010, 11:29am
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The Australian Greens have written to Prime Minister Rudd requesting that parliamentary debate on their deadlock-breaking proposal for a carbon levy be scheduled for the next three sitting weeks so that laws to get Australia moving on climate action can be passed by winter.

Strong public support for the proposal - initially floated by Professor Garnaut - as well as strong support from the environment movement, including groups which backed the government's CPRS last year, shows that it makes good sense for the government to deliver this important reform before this year's election.

"It is very encouraging to see such strong support for our proposal to get Australia moving on climate action," Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown said.

Abbott absurdity: "20 million trees" while Libs destroy nation's biggest forests

Media Release | Spokesperson Bob Brown
Tuesday 2nd February 2010, 6:03pm
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The Opposition's plan to plant 20 million trees while its own Regional Forest Agreements foster the destruction of Australia's biggest forests is incongruous, Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown said today.

Greens welcome Garnaut backing

Media Release | Spokesperson Bob Brown
Monday 25th January 2010, 5:31pm
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Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown has welcomed Professor Ross Garnaut's support for the Greens proposal for an interim carbon tax until the nation finalises its carbon emissions reduction strategy.


Professor Garnaut called the proposal ‘another politically practical way forward'.


Senator Brown and Greens climate spokesperson Senator Christine Milne wrote to Prime Minister Rudd last week flagging the $23 per tonne carbon tax, to begin this July and apply only to the 1000 worst polluters in Australia.

Breaking the CPRS deadlock

Greens TV | Spokesperson Bob Brown, Christine Milne
Friday 22nd January 2010, 3:39pm
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Breaking the CPRS deadlock from Christine Milne on Vimeo.

Greens proposal to break CPRS deadlock

Greencast | Spokesperson Bob Brown, Christine Milne
Friday 22nd January 2010, 12:36pm
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Press conference with Christine Milne and Bob Brown announcing a proposal to adopt Professor Garnaut's interim carbon price to break the CPRS deadlock.

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