{"id":397638,"date":"2025-08-25T07:11:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T05:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=397638"},"modified":"2025-08-25T07:11:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T05:11:48","slug":"net-zero-rebellion-growing-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=397638","title":{"rendered":"Net Zero Rebellion Growing in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essay by\u00a0<\/strong>Eric Worrall<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three state branches of Australia\u2019s main opposition party have voted to dump Net Zero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Queensland Liberals vote to ditch net zero<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Tillett<\/a><\/strong> Foreign affairs, defence correspondent<\/em>
Aug 22, 2025 \u2013 3.48pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The convention passed a motion calling for a \u201cflexible\u201d approach to emissions reduction and for the federal party to abandon the commitment to achieving net zero emissions by 2050, a policy adopted under Scott Morrison\u2019s prime ministership.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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The motion is not binding on the federal party room but follows similar resolutions passed by the West Australian and South Australian branches, putting pressure on Ley amid a sweeping review into the Coalition\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Home affairs spokesman Andrew Hastie and former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce are the highest profile members to call for the net zero pledge to be axed, while conservative activist group Advance is lobbying MPs to dump the policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026Read more: https:\/\/www.afr.com\/politics\/federal\/queensland-libs-vote-to-ditch-net-zero-despite-ley-plea-to-modernise-20250822-p5mp1e<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This political shift is encouraging, though it is sad the federal leader of the Liberals is still clinging to the failed politics of yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Something needs to change. Mining and heavy industry in Australia is in big trouble, thanks to skyrocketing prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BlueScope warns soaring energy costs threaten Australian manufacturing as profit drops 90pc
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By Kelly Fuller<\/a>
ABC Illawarra<\/a>
Topic:Steel<\/a>
Mon 18 Aug<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In short:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BlueScope reports a 90 per cent fall in full-year profit amid soaring energy costs and volatile trade policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CEO Mark Vassella says urgent reforms are needed to secure Australia\u2019s manufacturing future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s next?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has argued its case for reform in a submission to the federal government\u2019s Gas Market Review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BlueScope has sounded the alarm over Australia\u2019s energy crisis, warning that unsustainably high gas prices are pushing domestic manufacturing to a \u201ctipping point\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The steelmaker has reported a full year profit of $84 million, a 90 per cent drop from the $721 million reported a year ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking after the company\u2019s AGM, BlueScope CEO Mark Vassella said energy costs in Australia are now three to four times higher than in the US and risked undermining the country\u2019s Future Made in Australia vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026Read more:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2025-08-18\/bluescope-warns-energy-costs-threaten-made-in-australia\/105666186<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

BlueScope goes on to argue for a bigger protected domestic market, to shield producers from international gas prices, but reducing the return on investment for energy producers probably isn\u2019t the best solution to a price and availability crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reality is, Australia is not short of energy resources \u2013 we have some of the most abundant coal and gas fields in the world, not to mention our world class uranium<\/a> and Thorium deposits. But all of our Uranium is exported, and domestic exploitation of fossil fuel resources has been systematically discouraged for decades, by politicians whose focus has been on issues other than economic development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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