Unprecedented alliance could boost Australia's climate credentials

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An unprecedented alliance of business, union, environmental, investor and welfare groups has been formed to forge what it sees as urgent common ground on climate policy,” the ABC reports.

“The highly unusual coalition — to be branded the Australian Climate Roundtable — comes as developed nations gear up for the Paris Climate Conference in December, where leaders will be under pressure to update their strategies for dealing with climate change.

“While Australia's main political parties support the international goal of limiting climate change to less than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the alliance warns the objective will require "deep global reductions".

“The high-profile members cover some influential employer and industry lobby groups, such as the Australian Industry (Ai) Group, the Business Council of Australia (BCA), the Australian Aluminium Council, the Energy Supply Association and the Investor Group on Climate Change.”

Read the story - “Australian Climate Roundtable: Business,union, environmental, investor and welfare groups form unusual coalition onclimate policy”.

Meanwhile, an Associate Professor at Griffith University, Michael Howes has written on The Conversation about the round table.

He writes: “Climate policy is in the media yet again, but this time it might be different. The set of policy principles released by the Australian Climate Roundtable yesterday are extraordinary for two reasons.”

Read what Howes has to say – “Australia’s ‘climate roundtable’ could unite old foes and end the carbon deadlock.”