On Monday, Dec 15, 2008, the Australian Greens, along with many like minded Australians were appalled at the Rudd Labor Governments announcement of a paltry 5% greenhouse gas emission target.

Greens Senator Bob Brown called the target a “global embarrassment and a recipe for global catastrophe… It is exactly where John Howard would have placed Australia in 2009"  Read more.

Even the Labor Governments own climate advisor Professor Ross Garnaut described the Rudd scheme that exorbitantly compensates big polluters as “over the top”.  Read more.

The Australian Greens will not surrender and will continue to campaign for a 40% target . The Greens will also initiate a Senate Inquiry into inadequacy of the 5% target.  Read More

Watch a short video comparing Mr Rudd with the Howard Government’s standards.

Sign the petition against Rudd’s 5% target.

Federal Minister Peter Garrett’s decision to effectively give Gunn’s an extension of two more years to do the hydro dynamic modelling in Bass Strait is a body blow to Tasmanians and puts the pulp mill squarely on the 2010 federal election agenda, Australian Greens Senator Christine Milne said today.

“It has been obvious from day one that a chlorine dioxide bleaching pulp mill would pollute Bass Strait and that tertiary treatment would be required,” Senator Milne said. “Gunn’s has had since 2004 to prove otherwise but has failed to do so.”