Coalition expands recycling, carbon credit scheme by $60m amid claims of climate ‘fraud’ by thinktank
by Josh Butler from World news | The Guardian on (#5XADT)
Recycling Modernisation Fund boost will focus on hard-to-recycle plastics as carbon credit tax cuts aim to encourage farmers to cut emissions
The Coalition will put $60m into recycling initiatives and make tax changes to encourage farmers to reduce their carbon output, in a pair of pre-budget announcements as the government seeks to beef up its environmental credentials ahead of the federal election.
It comes as the Australia Institute thinktank launches a new television campaign accusing the government of using dodgy carbon credits" and calling the Coalition's net zero by 2050 plan a fraud".
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