Captain's call or press conference slip-up? Dutton's 2030 climate target U-turn surprised even his colleagues

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• Zagorath@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Two years ago, few would have thought Peter Dutton would go to the next election without a 2030 climate target.

  Who the fuck were they asking? It’s bloody obvious to me. He’s the hard right of the right-wing party. He’s never given a shit about climate, why would anyone think that would change?

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  • Ilandar@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I guess we made the mistake of thinking he’d want to win government at some point.

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    • Zagorath@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Genuinely, I don’t think anyone has any expectations he will. I think the Liberal Party installed him to be an effective attack dog in opposition, with the plan of replacing him before the 2028 election, because they’ve already written off 2025.

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• joelfromaus@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  He reminds voters of Anthony Albanese’s promised $275 reduction in power bills, which is yet to be delivered: “How much higher will your electricity prices go under this prime minister?”

  I don’t remember prices ever being cheaper under the coalition and I doubt spending billions on nuclear power would bring them down. Not to mention those plants would probably get on-sold to one of Duttons mates for pennies and then rape the energy market for profits.

  All this to say: I’m glad I invested in home solar years ago and I’m glad I could finally afford a home battery. I’m just sorry for people who cannot afford or who are unable to do so.

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• TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  dude shot himself in the foot, but the F’ed thing is that regional boomers dont give a shit and will still vote for him anyway. Our only hope now is Harry and Hermione pull the finger out and finish the job.

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  • Zagorath@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Poor Ron gets forgotten yet again :(

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    • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      dude buggered off for half the hunt. Just cause they wont doesnt mean they get to re-write history.

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• autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  This is the best summary I could come up with:

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  The Coalition opposed tougher penalties for big polluters under the strengthened Safeguards Mechanism, underwriting large-scale renewable projects via the new Capacity Investment Scheme, and the adoption of Australia’s first Vehicle Emissions Standard.

  One of the Coalition’s main selling points for nuclear is that it allows the heavy lifting on emissions reduction to be left until much closer to 2050, when the plants finally come online.

  But as with Dutton’s recent pledge to cut net overseas migration, made during a radio interview, most colleagues quickly fell into line.

  While centrist parties won a majority in the European Parliament elections on the weekend, gains by far-right candidates and heavy losses for the Greens have thrown into doubt Europe’s climate ambitions.

  He reminds voters of Anthony Albanese’s promised $275 reduction in power bills, which is yet to be delivered: “How much higher will your electricity prices go under this prime minister?”

  In a devastating piece for Quarterly Essay, Gergis warns if emissions continue at the current rate, the lower limit set in the Paris Agreement to prevent temperatures rising by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius “could be breached as soon as 2028”.

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• Minarble@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s important to remember that Dutton isn’t very bright. Dumb and dangerous.

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