Britain 同意在2025年前cut 50%的碳排放

• UK Conservatives approve 50 per cent carbon cut
• Australia's agrees to tiny five per cent cut by 2020
• Countries taking climate change seriously - Combet

BRITAIN'S Tory Prime Minister David Cameron has approved a savage reduction in carbon pollution which makes the Australian target look puny.

The British coalition government today agreed to a 50 per cent cut in emissions by 2025, and the plan has the backing of the nation's industry leaders.

In Australia there is a target agreed to by Labor and the Liberals for a five by 2020, and so far there is no government plan to achieve this.

Further, it is not possible to directly compare the economies and energy systems of the two countries.

However, Climate Change Minister Greg Combet didn't miss the opportunity and said today the British decision was "further evidence that countries around the world take climate change seriously''.

"The UK has been participating in emissions trading for nearly a decade and - in contrast to what (Opposition Leader) Tony Abbott would have you believe - the sky has not fallen,'' said Mr Combet.

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"In fact, the UK experience demonstrates that market mechanisms drive reductions in carbon pollution at least-cost while creating new economic opportunities and jobs.

"This point has been made by UK Prime Minister and Conservative Party member David Cameron, who said this new commitment will position the UK as a leading player in the global low-carbon economy, creating significant new industries and jobs'.''

The Australian Government is expected to underline the warm welcome to the targets given by companies, including the Confederation fo British Industry.

The CBI said there was the potential for massive investment in "decarbonisation of our energy supply'', possibly worth about A$3005 billion over the next 15 years.

Australia is a heavy coal user while Britain has been closing mines and moving to gas and nuclear power over the past 30 years.

Britain began its own emissions trading scheme in 2002 and in 2005 upgraded it to join the European Union scheme, meaning it has had a carbon market for nearly a decade.

Most of its carbon pollution abatement comes from what is known as the Green Deal, a combination of regulations and incentives to clean up energy supply and use and make them more effective.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/national/little-britains-50-per-cent-plan-for-giant-carbon-cut/story-e6frfkvr-1226058435787#ixzz1MkkiAz6H

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• 澳洲人5%的cut就已經怨聲載道，境界啊 -東東西西- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/18/2011 postreply 17:21:37

• 方向君，你這麽有境界的人， -六如- ♀ (120 bytes) () 05/18/2011 postreply 17:33:13

• 澳洲、美國人、中國人都沒有這個境界；你脫穎超俗，請不要拿任何有關排放的補貼。 -不知道我是誰- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/18/2011 postreply 17:39:52

• 英國什麽工業結構，澳洲什麽結構？ -sesamepeanuts- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/18/2011 postreply 17:30:42

• 歐洲大力發展核電。 -不知道我是誰- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/18/2011 postreply 17:41:23

• 踩了某些人的尾巴，哈哈，不好意思 -東東西西- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/18/2011 postreply 17:35:05

• 還哈哈呢，方向君，你知不知道，你這個帖子 -六如- ♀ (63 bytes) () 05/18/2011 postreply 18:09:00

• 哈哈，他們要扇就扇唄。不過，我們出來吃飯吧，地主婆妹妹 -東東西西- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/18/2011 postreply 18:14:40

• 方向君沒明白tax和減低汙染沒有必然聯係。 -不知道我是誰- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/18/2011 postreply 18:15:24

• 好象是你沒明白吧：我這裏說了Tax麽？ -東東西西- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/18/2011 postreply 18:19:45

• 請記住一句話：一個為了環保呐喊地人，未來就不能再拿任何環保補貼了。 -不知道我是誰- ♂ (29 bytes) () 05/18/2011 postreply 18:27:01

• 一個想盡辦法毀掉地球的人，就可以拿任何環保補貼了。什麽狗屁邏輯 -東東西西- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/18/2011 postreply 18:30:00

• 請記住一句話：任何環保補貼我都拿定了，因為我為之努力過。那些牆頭草們， -東東西西- ♂ (33 bytes) () 05/18/2011 postreply 18:31:57

• 那就別整天道德問題，這不是大尾巴狼嗎？ -不知道我是誰- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/18/2011 postreply 18:38:05

• 你哪個眼睛見到我談道德了？而且，我努力，我拿錢，很正常，如果這樣 -東東西西- ♂ (53 bytes) () 05/18/2011 postreply 18:52:13

• 沒辦法，中美占了co2排放的50%以上，uk降100%也沒用。 -不知道我是誰- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/18/2011 postreply 17:38:18

• uk失業率8%，英鎊不斷下滑，繼PIGS之後，未來2年最可能出問題的是英鎊區 -不知道我是誰- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/18/2011 postreply 17:52:51

• 別的不知道，我就覺得周圍從英國來打工的越來越多。 -六如- ♀ (51 bytes) () 05/18/2011 postreply 18:11:18

• 這幾年英國移民越來越多，幾年前為一uk公司工作，很多職員都移民過來了。 -不知道我是誰- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/18/2011 postreply 18:14:07

• 有的很可愛，能吹牛愛玩，也能幹活 -sesamepeanuts- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/18/2011 postreply 18:15:24

• 最近接觸的一些ceo,cfo -六如- ♀ (101 bytes) () 05/18/2011 postreply 18:22:24

• 是不是因為澳洲經濟好，所以他們都過來了？ -東東西西- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/18/2011 postreply 18:33:22

• 其實吧，我是覺得 -六如- ♀ (95 bytes) () 05/18/2011 postreply 18:50:33

• 像哪個法國人？ -六如- ♀ (75 bytes) () 05/18/2011 postreply 18:54:50

• 我還是喜歡澳洲工黨，沒辦法，如果英國有澳洲工黨的話，我可能就移了 -東東西西- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/18/2011 postreply 18:53:48