17 April, 2019

Experts find 'integrity issues' with Coalition's direct action policy

A panel of government-appointed experts has uncovered "integrity issues" with the Coalition's flagship climate change policy, triggering a warning that some of the emission reductions claimed by Australia may not be genuine.
An official committee has raised concerns over carbon
farming methods under the Emissions Reduction Fund.

The findings relate to the Abbott-era Emissions Reduction Fund, established in 2014 to replace Labor's so-called "carbon tax". The Morrison government extended the fund in February with a $2 billion injection of taxpayer funds, and renamed it the Climate Solutions Fund.


Read the story from The Age by Nicole Hasham - “Experts find 'integrity issues' with Coalition's direct action policy.”

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