WELCOME TO THE ERA OF carbon pricing. Australia has officially joined the ranks of nations pricing carbon emissions to address climate change. With the policy taking effect after years of campaigning, political drama and debate, many will wonder 'what now?' What is the next battle in the campaign for a safe climate future?
When it comes to the national climate change discussion, the impact of Australia's coal exports has long been the elephant in the room. But this may soon change. The successful campaign for a carbon price and emissions targets has created a vacuum. And as the saying goes, 'nature abhors a vacuum'.
It's only a matter of time before climate campaigners settle on the next big challenge. Considering the massive impact of Australian coal exports, it's difficult to imagine the sector escaping the climate movement's sights.
The case against coal exports is strong. The greenhouse gas emissions ultimately released from Australian coal exports exceed those we emit collectively and dwarf the reductions expected from the Clean Energy Future legislation. Former Liberal party advisor and research fellow at the Global Change Institute, Guy Pearse, explains:
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