Victoria’s environmental watchdog 'ignores big polluters, cracks down on oBikes’

Victoria's environmental watchdog is doing nothing to rein in global warming, preferring to crack down on dumped oBikes rather than regulate carbon emissions.

Victoria's environmental watchdog has been accused of
prioritising dumped oBikes over addressing climate change.

So argues a new report by Environment Victoria, which finds the Environment Protection Authority is letting the state's biggest carbon polluters off scot-free even though it has the power to make them cut their greenhouse gas emissions.

If the EPA continues to turn a blind eye, Victoria could ultimately fail to reach its goal of emitting no carbon dioxide by 2050, the report warns.

The 2050 target is integral to Victoria's plan to play its part to limit global warming to below two degrees of pre-industrial levels and avoid the worst impacts of climate change.

Read Adam Carey’s story in the Melbourne Age - “Victoria’s environmental watchdog 'ignores big polluters, cracks down on oBikes’.”