Thursday, July 21, 2011 | source AAP
Labor frontbencher Craig Emerson said China was a stand-out when it came to renewables, but it will take time to reduce its dependence on existing energy sources."(China is) going through this major transformation and will continue to need energy sources such as coal and natural gas," he told the Nine Network on Tuesday. "China is already talking about an emissions trading scheme for itself, it's starting this in five cities and there's talk today about a national emissions trading scheme." His comments come following Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's attack on the government over coal exports. "How can it be that it is wrong to burn Australian coal in Australia but it is somehow right to burn Australian coal in China?" he asked reporters in Geelong.
But Dr Emerson dismissed the criticism, arguing that Mr Abbott's negative campaign on the carbon tax had gone so far he was even attacking his own policy. Mr Abbott told a forum on the Gold Coast on Monday that reducing emissions by five per cent by 2020 was crazy, even though it's the target adopted by both the government and the coalition. Mr Abbott clarified a day later, saying he was criticising the government's method of getting to its five per cent target, not the target itself.
Labor frontbencher Craig Emerson said China was a stand-out when it came to renewables, but it will take time to reduce its dependence on existing energy sources."(China is) going through this major transformation and will continue to need energy sources such as coal and natural gas," he told the Nine Network on Tuesday. "China is already talking about an emissions trading scheme for itself, it's starting this in five cities and there's talk today about a national emissions trading scheme." His comments come following Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's attack on the government over coal exports. "How can it be that it is wrong to burn Australian coal in Australia but it is somehow right to burn Australian coal in China?" he asked reporters in Geelong.
But Dr Emerson dismissed the criticism, arguing that Mr Abbott's negative campaign on the carbon tax had gone so far he was even attacking his own policy. Mr Abbott told a forum on the Gold Coast on Monday that reducing emissions by five per cent by 2020 was crazy, even though it's the target adopted by both the government and the coalition. Mr Abbott clarified a day later, saying he was criticising the government's method of getting to its five per cent target, not the target itself.
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