The government's $2bn climate fund: a rebadged rehash of old mistakes
- Written by: Ian A. MacKenzie, Senior Lecturer in Economics, The University of Queensland
Australia’s new flagship Climate Solutions Fund, announced this week by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, will spend more than A$2 billion on cutting greenhouse emissions by 2030.
While action on climate change is welcomed, this announcement seems to be a faithful reprise of the previous Emissions Reduction Fund, which was beset with problems.
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