Industry groups and climate change experts are calling on the government to use the economic recovery effort after the disruption from the global coronavirus pandemic to generate jobs and economic growth by rolling out low-emissions technologies.
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| Emissions reduction action like solar panel installation could help recover from the economic downturn of the coronavirus. |
On Wednesday the UK government announced it had postponed the United Nations climate change conference which it was set to host in Glasgow in November. It is expected to be reconvened some time next year.
Energy and Emissions Reduction Minister Angus Taylor said the federal government remains "committed to the Paris Agreement" and the Morrison government has previously promised to release a long-term emission reduction strategy ahead of the UN talks, backed with an "investment roadmap" to guide government expenditure on emissions reduction technologies.
Anna Skarbek, chief executive of the ClimateWorks policy advisory body with Monash University, said the actions needed to achieve our climate commitments are compatible with economic stimulus to recover from the pandemic.
Read the story from The Age by Mike Foley - “Ambitious climate action a 'double win' for economy in coronavirus recovery.”
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