Australia lacks capacity to meet carbon reduction targets
Written by Jennifer Marohasy Sunday, 18 January 2009 00:00
Chair of the Australian Environment Foundation, Dr Jennifer Marohasy, has cautiously welcomed a report from the Australian Academy of Technical Sciences and Engineering detailing possible scenarios for meeting the federal government’s CO2 emission scenarios.“The report supports our contention that an emissions trading scheme without a significant investment in new technology will have little or no effect on CO2 emissions.”
GetUp's Campaign dishonest
Written by Jennifer Marohasy Friday, 26 December 2008 00:00
GetUp’s global warming television ads (to air today) are dishonest and inaccurate, according to Dr Jennifer Marohasy, Chair of the Australian Environment Foundation.“For all sorts of reasons a number of groups, of which Internet campaigners GetUp.org.au are one, are pretending that the Rudd Government’s proposed Emissions Trading Scheme is a minor 5 to15 percent adjustment to our way of life”.
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