Greens call for disaster recovery to be funded by fossil fuel tax

The Greens are pushing for disaster payments to be doubled to $2,000, with the increase funded by a tax on coal and gas companies as fossil fuels drive the climate change fuelling extreme weather events.  

NSW premier Dominic Perrottet may have spun "one-in-1,000-year" headlines, but scientists say this misleads the public about the probability of such disasters recurring with the climate crisis further loading the dice.

Independent MP Zali Steggall has announced a five-step plan for an “orderly transition” to 80 per cent renewable energy by 2030 and net zero by 2050, including targeted support for more renewables, electric vehicles, and green manufacturing. 

Greens push to have disaster recovery funded by coal, gas tax

Disaster payments should be doubled to $2000 and coal and gas companies taxed to fund the increase, Greens leader Adam Bandt will announce today.

Are eastern Australia’s catastrophic floods really a one-in-1,000 year event?

Scientists say describing floods as ‘one-in-1,000-year’ events can mislead the public about the probability of such disasters recurring. 

Zali Steggall reveals plan for net zero, says current disasters just “tip of the iceberg”

Independent MP Zali Steggall has unveiled a five-step plan to get Australia to net zero emissions by 2050 – including targeted support for more renewables, electric vehicles, and green manufacturing. 

Greens unveil $25b plan to overhaul Australia’s grid to deliver 700 per cent renewables vision

The Australian Greens would task a new publicly owned utility with overhauling Australia’s electricity grid, as part of a plan to phase out the use of coal and gas, and boost Australia’s emerging renewable energy and hydrogen exports industries.