Federal Election 2022 Environment policies – 2

 

The following are direct quotes from the respective political party websites. (Spin statements have been avoided where possible)

 

Australian Greens (LINK)

            (Monash candidate – Mat Morgan)

           

            Replacing Coal and Gas

·        “Immediately ban the construction of new coal, oil and gas infrastructure.”

·        “Stop the massive subsidies to big coal, oil and gas corporations.”

·        “Ban all political donations from the mining and resources sector.”

·        “Large-scale public investment in renewable energy and storage, to replace every coal-fired power plant in the country by 2030.”

            Protecting the Environment

·        “Ending land clearing and native forest logging.”

·        “Creating local forestry jobs through planting trees and restoring damaged forests and habitats.”

·        “Stop the extinction crisis through setting a goal of Zero extinction by 2030 and investing in a mass greening and restoration program.”

·        “Green Australia and restore wildlife habitat by investing $2b each year to plant 2 billion trees by 2030.”

·        “Restore the Carbon Farming Futures grants.”

·        “Provide $1bn for a nationwide compostable processing scheme.”

·        “Invest $500 million over five years into infrastructure and programs to reboot recycling and invest $50 million in waste avoidance and reduction research.”

·        “Commit $50 million to wetlands and coastal restoration.”

 

 

Independent  (LINK)

            (Monash candidate – Deb Leonard)

 

          Climate Change and Renewable Energy

·        “I support a goal to reduce our carbon emissions by 74% (on 2005 levels) by 2030, and achieve net zero by 2035.”

·        “I will not support construction any new coal, oil or gas new coal, oil and gas (sic) infrastructure.”

·        “I support increased subsidies and interest free loans to enable every household, business, farm and community organisation access to solar panels and batteries.”

·        “I will fight for tax incentives or subsidies to bring the cost of electric vehicles down to be comparable with the price of petrol or diesel vehicles.”

            Biodiversity

·        “I will make sure Australia has strong environmental laws to protect our fragile environment and safeguard threatened species from extinction.”

The other candidates

            Christine McShane, United Australia Party, LINK.

            Allan Hicken, One Nation Party, LINK.

            Meg Edwards, Liberal Democrats, LINK.