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Liberals Go Slow on Climate ActionThe Liberals’ Climate Change (State Action) Amendment Bill 2021, tabled in Parliament today, represents a step-forward, but is a missed opportunity. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 24 Nov 2021 |
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Energy SecurityIt is concerning that the Labor Party has been revealing itself more and more in recent weeks to be the party that does the spruiking of the needs of industry. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 23 Nov 2021 |
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UN Climate Change ConferenceThe meeting of world leaders in Glasgow will be the most momentous meeting in human history. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 28 Oct 2021 |
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Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas EmissionsThe Government announced a 2030 greenhouse gas emissions target that we reached six years ago, thanks in large part to the carbon stored in our forests. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 14 Oct 2021 |
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Energy - Net Carbon Zero EmissionsThe announcement to enshrine net carbon zero emissions by 2030 is cynical non action on the climate crisis. We already reached that milestone. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 13 Oct 2021 |
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Estimates Reply - PremierWe do see, in other parts of our economy, from agriculture to transport to waste, that emissions are increasing. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 14 Sep 2021 |
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Gutwein Succumbs to Climate Denialist Wing of Liberal PartyPremier Peter Gutwein confirmed in Parliament today that he has completely succumbed to the climate denialist wing of the Liberal party. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 15 Sep 2021 |
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Climate Change - Sectoral Emissions TargetsWe have a climate plan that you are going to announce, that has no caps on native forest logging and no sectoral targets. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 6 Sep 2021 |
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Greens to Move for Climate Emergency DeclarationThe Greens are listening to scientists and to the community, which is why we have again tabled a climate emergency motion in Parliament today. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 24 Aug 2021 |
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IPCC Report is Code Red for Tasmania TooThe IPCC has again sounded the alarm for life on Earth. The Gutwein Government needs to take immediate action to drive down emissions. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 10 Aug 2021 |
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Liberals Must Start Listening on ClimateConsultation reports released yesterday by the Gutwein Government confirm overwhelming support in the Tasmanian community for ambitious climate action Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 5 Aug 2021 |
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Greens Table Landmark Safe Climate BillThe Greens today proudly tabled our landmark legislation for climate action – the Safe Climate Bill 2021. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 22 Jun 2021 |
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Status No Thanks to LiberalsWhile we welcome Tasmania’s negative greenhouse gas emissions, this has had nothing to do with Liberal Government policy. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 21 Jun 2021 |
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TT-Line – EmissionsAt the moment the TT-Line is compliant with the changes to the MARPOL Convention but Sydney Harbour is down to 0.1 mass by mass on sulphur content. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 8 Dec 2020 |
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Resources – Thermal Coal ExplorationThere are currently four separate tenement areas listed as potential exploration release areas for coal on the MRT website. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 26 Nov 2020 |
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Resources – Forests and ClimateThis is the first time we've heard the Premier acknowledge the extremely important role Tasmania's forests play in our emissions profile. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 26 Nov 2020 |
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Budget ReplyIf we do not make large, unparalleled changes by 2030 we will face extreme problems. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 18 Nov 2020 |
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Gutwein Adopts Greens’ Policy to Reduce EmissionsThe Greens welcome the Liberals’ adoption of our policy to electrify the government vehicle fleet. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 12 Nov 2020 |
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Liberals Must Rule Out Native Forest Furnaces in Renewable Energy BillThe Premier and Climate Change Minister, Peter Gutwein, must rule out burning native forests for energy. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 28 Oct 2020 |
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Hobart Light Rail Stuck at the Station Under LiberalsThe Gutwein Government needs to come out of hiding on Hobart light rail. It's had 7 years to get the project on track, and yet it’s still stuck at the station. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 27 Oct 2020 |
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Plan for Bushfire Season NowUTAS bushfire experts are right, the increasing risk of catastrophic bushfires cannot be underestimated. The State Government must be preparing themselves now. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 2 Jul 2020 |
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Thermal Coal ProjectsThe continued support by this Government for thermal coal projects in Tasmania remains an ongoing concern to many people in the community and to the Greens. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 25 Jun 2020 |
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Latest Greenhouse Accounts Show Forests Doing Heavy LiftingState and Territory Greenhouse Gas Inventories 2018 confirms Tasmania’s native forest estate is foundational to this island’s positive emissions profile. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 25 Jun 2020 |
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Thermal Coal Assistance Must Cease ImmediatelyReports Midland Energy have not received the $50,000 taxpayer funds they had been granted for thermal coal exploration in the midlands are welcome. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 11 Jun 2020 |
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Gutwein Government Must Rule Out Biomass Burning in Green Hydrogen PowerThe Greens welcome the move to establish a renewable hydrogen energy manufacturing industry in Tasmania. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 19 May 2020 |
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Renewable Energy Action Plan Must Rule Out BiomassWe welcome the Draft Renewable Energy Action Plan’s aim for Tasmania to become a world leader in renewables. That said, there are glaring issues. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 14 May 2020 |
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Greens Release Safe Climate BillThe Greens are responding to community demand for action on climate and will be tabling the Safe Climate Bill 2020 in State Parliament next week. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 12 Mar 2020 |
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Safe Climate Bill 2020A Bill for an Act to acknowledge the climate emergency as a threat to life on Earth and establish a framework for Tasmania to respond. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Greens Bill | 12 Mar 2020 |
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No New Thermal Coal MinesThermal coal combustion is a key driver of increasing greenhouse gas emissions and rising global temperatures. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 16 Oct 2019 |
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No Justification for Tasmanian Coal Mining in Climate EmergencyThe Liberals are funding a coal mining business to conduct exploratory drilling for fossil fuels that scientists are telling us have to stay in the ground. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 1 Oct 2019 |
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Tasmania's Carbon Emissions Going UpBetween 2016 and 2017, emissions from all major sectors have gone up. Tasmania’s total carbon emissions grew by 1.2 million tonnes in 2016. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 1 Aug 2019 |
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Climate Change - Emission Reduction StrategyThe United Nations has given us until 2030 to dramatically cut carbon emissions and stabilise our climate or risk the world warming more than 1.5 degrees. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 20 Mar 2019 |
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Bushfire Emergency Highlights Urgent Need to Heed Climate Council ReportThe Climate Council’s uncompromising and straight-speaking report confirms what all Tasmanians have lived for the last six weeks. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 6 Feb 2019 |
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Tasmanian Energy Minister Captured by Coal LobbyIn the wake of the latest alarming IPCC report, Tasmania’s Energy Minister Guy Barnett has revealed his climate-denying colours on the national stage. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 27 Oct 2018 |
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Liberals Claim Credit for Tasmanian Forest Agreement Emissions ReductionThe breathtaking hypocrisy of the Liberals talking up Tasmania's lower emissions profile cannot go unanswered. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 27 Apr 2018 |
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Government of Climate Denial and Damage Left Behind by ParisThe Paris Agreement to curb global emissions in the hope of limiting warming to less than 2 degrees, comes into effect today. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 4 Nov 2016 |
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Climate Act Review an OpportunityTasmania now has a legal responsibility to deliver emissions reductions and increase carbon storage. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 22 Jul 2016 |
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Minister Groom, Is It Situation Normal or Act Now?The Government’s newspaper update to the community today is another confusing message to Tasmanians about what we need to do in the state's energy crisis. Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 2 Apr 2016 |
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Emissions Reduction Target Woefully InadequateThe Abbott Liberals have once more revealed they are a bunch of climate Luddites with their woeful 26% emissions reduction target by 2030. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 11 Aug 2015 |
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Greenhouse Gas Accounts 2011-12Tasmania is a cleaner, more energy efficient economy and is storing more carbon in the landscape than it was in 1990. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 11 Jun 2014 |