Garnaut’s forty year climate strategy is political and environmental folly
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008Australian Greens’ climate change spokesperson, Senator Christine Milne, said today Professor Ross Garnaut’s preference for long-term emission budgets rather than a mandatory 2020 emissions’ reduction target is a climate cop-out.
“A 2050 target is an excuse for further delays. Climate science demands strong action sooner rather than later. Climate change is accelerating faster than the predictions and will require major reductions in emission volumes for which a forty year budget will not provide,” Senator Milne said. (more…)