Australian prime minister abandons greenhouse gas target
Source: ABC News
By ROD MCGUIRK, ASSOCIATED PRESS
CANBERRA, Australia — Aug 19, 2018, 10:24 PM ET
Australia's prime minister on Monday abandoned plans to legislate to limit greenhouse gas emissions to head off a revolt by conservative lawmakers.
Malcolm Turnbull on Monday conceded that he could not get legislation through the House of Representatives where his conservative coalition holds only a single-seat majority.
He said although most government lawmakers supported the target of reducing Australia's greenhouse gas emissions by 26 percent below 2005 levels, that support was not enough.
"Even with strong support in the party room, if a small number of people are not prepared to vote with the government on a measure, then it won't get passed," Turnbull told reporters.
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Sure. This past:
The aftermath of the infamous Traingle Shirtwaist Company fire, in which over 100 women were locked in, and burned alive, for daring to protest medieval wages and working conditions.
The day - March 8 - is now observed as International Women's Day.
See: http://www.abc.net.au/news/
Malcolm Turnbull abandons emissions target as he fends off speculation about Peter Dutton challenge
Link: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-20/cabinet-ministers-admit-disunity-amid-turnbull-dutton-spill-talk/10138850
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Mr Pyne singled out former PM Mr Abbott as one of those driving the turmoil. "Tony Abbott is not making any secret about his unhappiness so it is a statement of the obvious, it is not a revelation to anyone in Australia, that Tony Abbott is unhappy with the leadership and the direction of some of our policies, he has said so himself," Mr Pyne said.
Mr Abbott told reporters as he arrived at Parliament this morning "the madness at the heart of all of our problems" is having a policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and this is why "I am so determined that we get out of the Paris agreement". "As long as we are in it we will be running our power system to reduce emissions, not to give us affordable, reliable power," the former PM said.
When asked if he had lost confidence in Mr Turnbull, Mr Abbott said it was not about personalities. "It is not about him, it is not about me, it is about what is going to give Australia the best possible energy system that delivers affordable, reliable power," Mr Abbott said.
In other words, screw the planet for a cheap power bill......
