I think we can all relax for a while folks. Greg Hunt, the Coalition environment spokesman has made it clear there'll be a new strategy, involving tax cuts, no carbon tax and a new approach to emission abatement. If you want to bet on something, CCS would be a good place to put your money as well as modernisation of the existing coal-fired power stations to make them more efficient.

When will we see the details? A bit closer to an election I think, even if the faceless ones knife Julia in the meantime.

There you go. Then what hope have Julia or Tony got of meeting their target.

David

"Greg Hunt, the Coalition environment spokesman has made it clear there'll be a new strategy, involving tax cuts, no carbon tax and a new approach to emission abatement." SV

The Coalition have already conceded that their current "direct action" plan is crap? Didn't see that headline at News Ltd.

Where will the tax cuts come from if you don't tax the polluters? School budgets? Hospital budgets? And what is the point of the tax cuts? "ME TOO! LOOK AT ME!". Good policy Tony.

The carbon tax is directed at the big polluters.

$7 billion in tax cuts to offset price rises.

"commercialisation and deployment of clean technologies through the commercially oriented $10 billion Clean Energy Finance Corporation

research, development and commercialisation of renewable energy at an early stage through the $3.2 billion Australian Renewable Energy Agency

research and development of clean technologies through the $200 million Clean Technology Innovation Program

increased use of renewable energy through the carbon price and the Renewable Energy Target."

People should read the policy: http://www.cleanenergyfuture.gov.au/

It's not only about taxing the big polluters, it also aims to support the development and implementation of renewables and technologies that increase energy efficiency. Like this company, which has developed low emission baseload generation to support solar, wind etc.:

http://www.cfcl.com.au/

Finally we've got some economic policy to encourage and develop industries that export intellectual capital, technology and value added goods.

Abbott & Co don't give a stuff about climate change. They're culture warriors who think cc is a socialist conspiracy. Total nutjobs looking for another chance to thwart action on the issue.