The Tasmanian Government is in breach of its obligations under the Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008. It’s past time the they got serious about real climate action.
We are concerned the Act, as currently written, is failing to meet the enormous challenges of the times.
The logging and burning of native forests is the single biggest source of carbon emissions in Tasmania, confirmed in Dr Jen Sanger’s Forest Carbon 2025 update released today.
The Liberals have consistently failed to take the urgent action needed in this climate crisis.
The Liberals quietly ditched their commitment to a releasing a new Climate Change Action Plan under the cover of the last budget.
In a last ditch desperate scaremongering attempt, the Liberals have claimed that the Greens will cut livestock numbers.
The Greens were proud to stand with over a thousand Tasmanians at the Bob Brown Foundation’s Vote Earth Rally, to call on the next government to protect the environment.
Instead of protecting biodiversity, and communities at risk from increasing climate extremes, the Liberals have prioritised a billion-dollar stadium and their big business mates.
I must put on the record our condemnation at this point of Peter Dutton's nuclear strategy. Nuclear is not a solution in a country like Australia...
Today I rise to speak about the vital importance of a climate‑ready Hobart ‑ this beautiful city, Nipaluna/Hobart. Climate change is not a distant threat.