BLUE
Login
Profile banner
MH
Marc Hudson
@marchudson.bsky.social
Academic (socio-technical transitions), climate historian, writer, video maker. Most days I think we're toast. #envhist See also allouryesterdays.info
909 followers681 following626 posts
MHmarchudson.bsky.social

October 15, 1999- Australian economy headed for trouble because of carbon dioxide emissions, admits government through gritted teeth. allouryesterdays.info/2024/10/14/o...

Twenty-five years ago, on this day, October 15th, 1999 the Australian Financial Review reported that , The Federal Government has conceded for the first time that its greenhouse gas policy could reduce the competitiveness of key sectors of the Australian economy. The Australian Financial Review has obtained a draft record of an August 25 meeting of the Council of Australian Governments’ High Level Group on Greenhouse. It puts the Commonwealth position in these terms: “Competitiveness is fundamentally linked to the economy as a whole and not individual sectors – no government could promise that the competitiveness of individual sectors would remain unchanged over time.” Hordern, N. 1999. Greenhouse policy `can affect competitiveness’. The Australian Financial Review, 15 October, p. 6. The amount of carbon dioxide in the air was roughly 368ppm. As of 2024 it is 422ppm,
0
Profile banner
MH
Marc Hudson
@marchudson.bsky.social
Academic (socio-technical transitions), climate historian, writer, video maker. Most days I think we're toast. #envhist See also allouryesterdays.info
909 followers681 following626 posts
HomePopularExplore