Can Australia’s politicians finally agree on a policy to cut emissions and create a green economy?
| | | | This week on Q+A – The hotly-disputed pathway to net zero. As world leaders prepare to gather in Glasgow, can Australia’s politicians finally agree on a policy to cut emissions and create a green economy?
Climate policy has been a divisive topic in Australian politics for years but Prime Minister Scott Morrison is hoping to have a deal when he attends the COP26 Climate Summit at the end of this month. However, Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce is warning that his colleagues won’t be “forced into a corner” on emissions targets. Can last-minute talks between the Liberal and National parties deliver a deal that will put Australia on track to reach net zero emissions by 2050?
Many senior Liberals, including Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, are backing a net zero goal. Labor wants any new targets to be legislated, a scenario which could see Coalition MPs pitted against each other on the floor of the Parliament.
And as the political squabbling continues, coal mining communities in places like the Hunter Valley and Central Queensland’s Bowen Basin say their voices are being lost in the debate.
Does a detailed emissions reduction policy stand any chance in the current climate?
Meanwhile after months of severe restrictions, lockdown is ending for Melbourne and regional Victoria on Thursday night. Daily COVID case numbers remain high, but new modelling shows that surging vaccination rates indicate the state’s hospital system will cope. In NSW, more freedoms are on the table after the population hit its 80 per cent double-vaccination target earlier than expected. And Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says the Queensland border will begin a phased reopening next month to those who are fully vaccinated.
Joining David Speers on the panel:
Simon Holmes à Court, Cleantech investor and Founder of Climate 200
Tim Wilson, Assistant Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reductions
Chris Bowen, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy
Amelia Telford, National Director of the Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network
Anne Baker, Mayor of Isaac Regional Council
Please submit a question via our website by 9am Thursday for the chance to ask the panel.
Scroll down to watch Thursday's toughest question asked by Ian Tuena, who wanted to know why the major parties haven’t yet supported Helen Haines’ Federal ICAC bill. 👇
Watch Q+A Thursday at 8.30pm on ABC TV, streamed live 8.30pm AEST on ABC iview or on our website. |
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| Get to know the panellists |
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| | Simon Holmes à Court is the co-founder of Climate 200, an initiative that supports political candidates committed to a science-based approach to climate change. | | MORE |
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| | Amelia Telford is a Bundjalung woman and the National Director of the Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network since 2014. | | MORE |
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| In February, Mayor of Isaac Regional Council in Central Queensland Anne Baker said her council was "disappointed with Adani's treatment of local landholders and their non-compliance with some of their obligations.". | | MORE |
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| Catch Up on Last Week's Show |
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| Ian Tuena asked Andrew Bragg and Mark Dreyfus why the major parties haven’t supported Independent MP Helen Haines’ bill for a Federal ICAC. Helen says the government "had no desire whatsoever" to debate the ICAC bill she presented to Parliament. | | WATCH |
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| Did Australia trade away too many freedoms in order to protect the welfare of our society? While the panel agrees that they're tired of lockdowns, Kate Roffey is mentally preparing to go back into a world where we will never be a "COVID-zero nation". | | WATCH |
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| Can our political leaders deliver a climate policy that will satisfy Australians? And what can be done to ensure the political integrity of our politicians? | | WATCH |
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