Australia passes a price on pollution in the House!
Hello Australian 350ites,
Today Australia took a huge step – a committed effort to work to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, to invest in clean energy and to find innovative ways to tackle climate change. It’s a massive success for all of us who have worked hard, spoken up at community meetings about the issue and organised events to call for action – that’s you!
At 9:29 am, The House of Representatives passed the Government’s package of 19 bills setting up a carbon pricing scheme from July 1, 2012 by a vote of 74 to 72.
As ACF’s CEO Don Henry said, “Today’s vote is historic for the millions of Australians who, in the face of well-funded scare campaigns, have tirelessly urged successive Australian governments to take action on climate change.”
Take a moment today, tonight or this weekend to celebrate what you helped do because it’s so important. Your children, your grandchildren and people all over the world – from Tuvalu, now facing a fresh water crisis and Bangladesh facing a future of extreme weather events to the African countries facing devastating drought – so many will benefit from the action we took in Australia today.
Smile, pat yourself on the back and be proud of what we achieved today! It’s just the beginning of getting us back to 350 parts per million but it’s a great beginning! Now onto the Senate vote and a clean energy future!
Many thanks for all of your efforts!
Blair Palese and the 350.org Australian team
As the UN’s late November climate talks approach and the pessimism about any chance of a global agreement on how to reduce our emissions grows, 350.org is looking large scale to send our message about the need for immediate action.
