Rudd wants to give Labor’s CPRS some CPR
17-August-2010
Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd are at odds on Labor’s future approach to a carbon price.
In a letter to his constituents, future senior Labor frontbencher Kevin Rudd has revealed that he wants to revive the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme:
“We must do more in Australia by putting a cap on pollution and developing a market mechanism to deliver a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.”
In his letter, Mr Rudd also talks up the results of the failed Copenhagen conference and spruiks the importance of his new UN role.
Labor is in a state of confusion over how to deal with the fact that if re-elected they will put a price on carbon – pushing up electricity prices and the cost of living.
Last night, after spending the whole election campaign saying that she would lead a debate to put a price on carbon, Julia Gillard changed tack and now suddenly – unbelievably – claims that she won’t put a price on carbon.
Thanks to the secret Labor-Green preference deal, Labor are likely to hand control of the Senate to Bob Brown, who has again made it clear that he will demand a price on carbon:
[it will be] the first item on the list when I meet the next Prime Minister after this election. (Radio 5AA, 16th August 2010)
On Lateline last week, Maxine McKew acknowledged the inevitability of a carbon tax under Labor: “It is inevitable we will see a price on carbon” (11th August).
And the future Foreign Minister, Mr Rudd, has made it clear he too wants a price on carbon.
The only way to get real action on climate change, without imposing a carbon tax and raising the cost of living and the price of electricity is to vote Liberal.
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