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Have your say on weak targets

Now you have a chance to have your say when the Senate debates the Government's flawed climate policy.

The Greens, Opposition and Independents have established an inquiry into the Government's climate policy, and they want to hear from you.

Make a submission today to demand strong climate action - just use the easy form below.

We've included some points you might like to raise on the right.

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This form will send your submission to both the Senate Select Inquiry on Climate Policy and also the Exposure Draft of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Legislation. The submission will be sent from the name and email address you enter above.

If you leave the box blank a default submission of the main talking points will be sent on your behalf.
Have your say on weak targets

Main Points to Raise:

  • The Government's 5-15% target is not at all adequate to avoid dangerous climate change. We should instead commit to reducing Australia's greenhouse pollution 50% by 2020 (on 1990 levels).

  • A steady stream of new scientific findings is showing that climate change is happening much more quickly than previously thought. The Arctic summer sea ice is now expected to melt entirely within the next five years.

  • Australia's weak target is undermining efforts to form crucial international agreement and must be improved before December's important UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen.

  • The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) currently proposed by the Government is a badly designed scheme that will be do more harm than good. The scheme design over-compensates polluters at the expense of the community and environment.

  • Setting a strong target with a well-designed scheme will ensure Australia does its fair share to avoid dangerous climate change, and it will also help refocus our economy to take advantage of new growth industries in renewable energy.

  • Because the CPRS imposes a floor beyond which emissions cannot fall, the action individuals and small businesses take to reduce energy will not reduce Australia's total greenhouse emissions further than the Government's weak target of 5-15%. In fact their action will only make room for industry to increase their emissions under that cap.

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