I was struck by a comment in this Australian story about the carbon tax passing today through the House of Representatives. Its not the first time I have seen comments that completely show no understanding of the carbon tax. [...]
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The Indian State of Andhra Pradesh is in the process of installing 37 coal-powered power stations over the next few years. The capacity of these extra 37 coal-fired power stations is 56GW,which compares with Australia’s total installed electricity capacity of 57GW. [...] Treasury modelling shows coal production drops by 30% by 2020 Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Treasurer Wayne Swan might keep saying that the coal industry has a bright future,but the Treasury economic modelling shows a different story. Wayne Swan said only two days ago that “Australia was going to be exporting more coal”. That way the Chinese can burn it in their power stations instead of ours. Perhaps Treasurer Swan should read some of his departments economic modelling. To quote from the Treasury modelling “In 2020,coal mining output is around 30 per cent lower than it would otherwise be” . [...] One of the new carbon tax ads,paid for by the Australian taxpayer to “educate” us. The start of the advertisement is about Hepburn Wind and there are two wind turbines in view. The two wind turbine shown are made by Vestas a Spanish company who manufacture their Wind turbines in Spain,China and the USA. No high-tech green jobs for Australians. We will loose high paid coal-miners and replace them with low paid workers who can dig holes for the foundations for the wind turbines. And maybe they will need someone to polish the blades [...] A new coal mine in China,in Xinjiang Uygur being developed by Peabody Energy will produce almost as much CO2 as the CO2 emissions saved by Australia’s Carbon Tax. Peabody Energy Corporation are to develop an open cut coal mine that will produce 50 million tonnes per year of coal. This coal burnt in power stations (or anywhere else) could produce up to 142 million tonnes of CO2 annually. (the exact amount depends on the type of coal) [...] Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Greens leader Bob Brown don’t want to point this out,but under the Carbon Tax – according to the governments own treasury modelling -the amount of Carbon Dioxide “Pollution” emitted by Australia as a whole will increase by 2020. Current Greenhouse gas emissions are at 578 million tonnes of CO2. In 2020 even with a carbon tax they will be 621 million tonnes of CO2. But then it gets better. [...] Prime Minister Julia Gillard promising not to introduce a carbon tax 6 days before the 2011 election:[...] The Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) gets a chance,on a slow news day on Sunday,to push its pro-carbon tax line. The article (with no byline other than ABC/AAP) reports in excited terms about the pro-carbon tax rallys in Australia Capital cities. [...] The “independent”Climate Commission has released its first report. [...] A Deloittes report commissioned by the Australian Federal Government states that the Carbon Tax price will have to be at least $40 per tonne to encourage the building of gas-fired power plants. Of course the Federal Government Labor/Green Alliance Climate Change Minister Greg Combet is running away as fast as he can from the idea that the Carbon Tax will be $40 per tonne. However the Greens are telling the truth ,they know it will have to be well above $40 per tonne to make expensive alternative energy equal in price to cheap coal-fired power generation. The Federal Government Labor/Green Alliance does not want the Australian population to know that after we transfer from a Carbon Tax to and ETS the Carbon Tax could be much higher than $40 per tonne. [...] | |||||