The ALP’s announcement of key details of its climate policy on Monday was quickly overshadowed by the federal budget, but it could prove to be a more important document in the long-term if there is a change of government at the federal election.
The policy is complex and, unfortunately, the political debate on the details has been poor. Prime Minister Scott Morrison chose to respond to a question about climate policy in Parliament on Wednesday with a dad-joke impersonation of the slapstick character Borat from a 2006 movie.
The government’s failure to engage intellectually is giving the ALP too easy a ride. There are serious questions to be answered.
The ALP must show it has a practical plan that will achieve its promise to cut emissions by 2030 to 45 per cent below 2005 levels while at the same time keeping costs to a minimum.
Read the Editorial from The Age - “Labor climate policy requires scrutiny.”
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