[Greens-Media] Greens claim Howard's renewable energy announcement is a massive fudge - Brown responds to Howard

Brown, Bob (Senator) Senator.Bob.Brown at aph.gov.au
Sun Sep 23 16:04:59 EST 2007


Sunday, 23 September 2007

 
Greens claim Howard's renewable energy announcement is a massive fudge
Brown responds to Howard 
 
 
Today's announcement by environment minister Malcolm Turnbull on
renewable energy is the announcement you have when you have nothing new
to say.
 
His fact sheet shows that the new Howard Government target is simply a
sum of existing renewable energy targets by state and federal
governments, Greens Leader Bob Brown said today
 
"In fact, this announcement probably falls short of existing of existing
targets of state governments and it includes so-called clean coal and,
potentially,  nuclear.  What a farce.
 
"This is a failure to utilise Australia's abundant solar power option;
its technology and its potential global outreach with renewable energy
technology.    
 
"This is hot air, not action," Senator Brown said
 
The Australian Greens have a target of 25% renewable energy by 2020, in
line with a number of overseas countries.  
 
 
 

 
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